Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her mother. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the east were limited. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'3". He wears a grey shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and black pants. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. This blue eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His childhood dream was to be a Fletcher, but he was a colossal failure. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Fletcher they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Bather, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Family, Nature, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a tight fitting green shirt and pants. His crest is short and brass. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. A freak accident while working with his Slave Trader mother left him crippled. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 6'7", this woman dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with grey slacks. She has copper crest. Her red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Akra was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. She worked as a nervous Carpenter and found it very stressful. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: She's in love; and she wants to get laid

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 400 gp. Jade (80 gp). Coral (80 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: The child of a Engraver, who enjoyed hunting, Raer was taken on many hunting expeditions. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Cynical. Bonds: In love, Nature. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 2000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Moss agate (5 gp).