Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He is physically well-built. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Painter who has hired him part-time. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing painting.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Sailor. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Has a crush, Slave. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: He stands about 3'8" and wears a blue tunic with green highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around his shoes. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a Animal Trainer first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: To be a Shoemaker again; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Red garnet (150 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He has moderate length red hair. He has gray eyes and a brown hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His childhood dream was to be a Brewer, but he was a colossal failure. Some 10 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Nicholas never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Military, In love. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 180 pp. Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a brown shirt, with a black mid length skirt with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was born in the north. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Map Maker. She's also a talented Unemployed, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and to clean up the streets

Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 70 pp. Sardonyx (70 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Sard (70 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.