Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He is portly but not overly obese. His dark red hair is matted, messy, and big. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Marbas is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Marbas hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Sage they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Sailor, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering his clean studded leather. He keeps his long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A gifted student he started as a Sage, but he got bored and became a Mason. 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: Many dire rats want him driven away; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He wears suspenders and tan workpants. His shirt is yellow, and he wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time, marred by beers. His black hair is thinning but still full. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Blacksmith arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 3200 sp. Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Osah has worked very hard to control her curse. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body, and carries flails. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: This man loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. 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 born on a small isolated farm. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He bought a flail and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Nature. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 4000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (70 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (30 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His brown hair is still thick. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Charles grew up listening to his father's many stories. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 700 gp. Fire opal (1400 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her scarlet crest is still thick. Her red eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was born at the edge of vast forest. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 3000 sp.