Description: An older man who is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak, he is not a threatening figure. His golden hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he wants to get laid

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Has a crush. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 310 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This late middle aged man wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is brown, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time and is in decent physical shape. He sports a flattop hair cut. His gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his singing with anyone who is interested.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Cressel grew up listening to his father's many stories. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man wears a brown costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length auburn hair. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is a Ruler first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: To be a Dilettante again.

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1700 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light white in addition to tight pants. Her brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her father. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father.

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 40 pp. Red garnet (70 gp).