Description: An older man who wears skinny pants and wears a brown and black robe with the hood down, he is not a threatening figure. He has moderate length chestnut hair. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His childhood dream was to be a Bellfounder, but he was a colossal failure. He has worked as a Mercenary like his mother before him.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military, Job, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a white cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. Her blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 5000 sp. Star rose quartz (30 gp).

Description: She wears a blue shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and blue pants. Her hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born to a Dilettante, her mother struggled to pay the bills. After coming to the age of reason, Adrie took it upon herself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1000 gp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (30 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (30 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her auburn hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gray.

Personality: She is a Map Maker first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She got into the Map Maker business at a young age. Her childhood dream was to be a Architect, but she was a colossal failure. 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: Retire the richest woman in the south; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 200 gp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp).

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His black hair is lengthy. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. After months of barely getting by, Adran managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp).