Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull black iron scale mail, marred by chocolates. His chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Gifted from a young age, Thorin studied abroad. He worked as a nervous Baker and found it very stressful. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To be a Shoemaker again.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 70 pp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. 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: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Anverth was born on a far northern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Fortune-teller. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature hand crossbow.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

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 is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sword.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 21000 cp. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Breastplate.

Description: This western man wears just a yellow suit. His clothes are grease stained in places. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Robert was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Fletcher hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 47000 sp. Deep green spinel (50 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Obsidian (14 gp).

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears tattered old clothes. His hair is white and curly. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with dancing. He constantly tries to fill his life with dancing. He is a great chef.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Mercenary work with an outfit from a few towns over. Mercenary work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Mercenary for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing his hectic life and new mercenary responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 300 gp. Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Jade (60 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: 6'8" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her rusty crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with her Apothecary mother left her crippled. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and she has a crush on the local apothecary

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: Onyx (30 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Emerald (1500 gp). Malachite (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.