Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His ears are large.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 210 pp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and red, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has auburn hair. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Alain was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Alain was born on a far southern plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Ruler. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to prove her worth to the world

Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 600 gp. Rock crystal (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy auburn hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. 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 comes from a rich eastern family. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, In love, Has a crush. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 140 gp. Zircon (20 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears tattered old clothes. She wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length auburn hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Felosial grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She found a children's book about a Half-Elf Druid who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Passionate, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This woman is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Glassblower

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

Possessions: Just what you see.