Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Dwarf, and stands approximately 4'1". He likes to wear brown tank tops with white pants, and his gloved hand is found clutching a sai. He has shaved his head bald. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Roofer they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Blacksmith, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: To be a Roofer again; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Family, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: Amethyst (160 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He keeps his brown hair in a pixie cut. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Alston was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Bard, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Bard in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Elven companion (his 'brother'). Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Guardian, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. He keeps his blonde hair in a flapper bob. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Alston was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Alston decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tiefling artifacts is his passion; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (140 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (100 gp).

Description: He wears a white shirt with thin pastel vertical stripes and red pants. His brown hair is lengthy. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 500 gp.