Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gildmak fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Blue quartz (10 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. He has styled his copper crest well, parting it to the right. His gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Actor who has hired him part-time. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Actor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and he has a crush on the local stableman

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Slave. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 100 pp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a tattered pair of loose tan pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Military, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 14000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears long strands of emerald and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He carries a battered scythe and tarnished hand crossbow as well. His tied-back hair is auburn. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 13000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 4'9". She wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times, and her gloved hand is found clutching a morningstar. She has wavy black hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Birel was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1 Chain shirt. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Darkwood Buckler.