Description: This late middle aged man wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized yellow coat and is in decent physical shape. His chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. The war was a terrible time for him, and Frederick does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Frederick was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has styled his cinnamon fur well, parting it to the left. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Scribe. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and balancing his hectic life and new scribe responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1900 gp. Black opal (700 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears silk and lounges about seductively. His long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Mantus lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: She wears a violet shirt, with a brown mid length skirt with brown tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her tied-back hair is white. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She bought a greataxe and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She's in love; and wants a kiss

Flaws: Sensitive, Hedonist. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 2000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (180 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (180 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Born to a Blacksmith, her mother struggled to pay the bills. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 2000 sp. Banded agate (16 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Moonstone (50 gp).