Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is wearing a long, blue cloak. She has a very tight haircut. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the east. 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 Sage. She has worked as a Sage like her mother before her.

Motivation: To be a Shipwright again; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 6000 gp. Moss agate (11 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 3'2". He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His blonde hair is lengthy. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To be a Layabout again; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Disease, Addict. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his sai with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'7" when asserting himself. His hair is purple and very short. His red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Through the years after Iados was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Iados's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Iados was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Flaws: Mundane, Disease, Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 1200 gp. Coral (130 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp).

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Painter. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His gold crest, when down, is lengthy. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Kiirith grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Kiirith 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. Kiirith 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: He desires power and/or immortality; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Greedy, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 600 pp. Sard (80 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). 1 Medium magic item.