Description: This southern man typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull red iron scale mail. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. 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: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His white hair is thinning but still full. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

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. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Varis hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. In his 12th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Varis alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Insomniac, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 200 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears suspenders and black workpants. Her shirt is green, and she wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. Her red hair is long and unkept. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Rieta was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. 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: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 600 gp. Smoky quartz (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Emerald (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her red hair is thinning but still full. She has a dull look in her violet eyes.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: To protect her home; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Guardian, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 140 pp.

Description: A 6'1" northern woman, she wears a fancy brown dress. Her chestnut hair is lengthy. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Griselda was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Cleric, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Cleric in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Orc companion (her 'brother'). She has dedicated herself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 6000 sp. Moonstone (60 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp).