Description: He is in excellent shape and is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His purple hair is still thick. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes orcs are coming to abduct people. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Cressel hails from a village terrorized by orcs. He took after his mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his mother taught him to defend himself. When his mother died while fighting orcs, the young Cressel began to lead the lost caravan. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 400 sp. Coral (90 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. His silver unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Mormo was born on a far eastern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Carter. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1000 sp. Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Banded agate (14 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'2" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her hair is long and silver with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small grey clips. She has gray eyes.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Baker

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1700 sp. 4 Antitoxin.

Description: She is a husky woman, who dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a black coat with grey slacks. She wears her black hair up in a very large beehive style do. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she is content

Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 60 pp. 1 Minor magic item.