Description: He is scrawny and has patchy blue crest. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has a hunchback. He has no crest. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His parents enrolled him in a Druid school at a young age so that he could practice his divine talents. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1200 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (180 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp).

Description: She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'4" when asserting herself. Her long silver hair reaches down to her waist. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Shava was born the youngest of three triplets. Shava was born on a far northern plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Navigator. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Navigator and was forced into it by her family; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. Her golden hair is wavy and long. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: Rose is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Merchant arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a red and black handkerchief worn on his right side. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length red hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Dondon isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'0" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He prefers to wear flannel. He sports a long black beard, and similarly colored long hair. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is mildly Half-Orc supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and gnomish compassion

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Racist, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: Amethyst (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He takes great joy in being the best Stableman in town.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He worked as a nervous Stableman and found it very stressful. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Guardian, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1000 gp. Jade (140 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears suspenders and tan workpants. Her shirt is white, and she wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time. She has a long auburn ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was born in the south. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Interpreter. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: Deep green spinel (70 gp).