Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a black costume with the symbols of death on his torso, and is pretty ugly. His hair is cut close to his head. His red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Through the years after Abad was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Abad's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Antagonistic. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 12000 sp. Citrine (50 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp).

Description: She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She keeps her golden hair in a pixie cut. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Navigator work with an outfit from a few towns over. Navigator work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She became a Navigator soon after.

Motivation: To be a Spice Merchant again; and balancing her hectic life and new navigator responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a black cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. Her silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her silver eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed black hat.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Blacksmith arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She moved out east to avoid the crime she committed. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 700 gp. Black opal (1500 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Sard (80 gp). Hematite (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'9" and wears professional attire. His brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. 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 shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Beggar and was forced into it by his family; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Religious. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. A true patriot, Corkitron would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Corkitron 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 giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants revenge against giants; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Terse. Bonds: Poor, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: She wears a blue collared shirt and red skirt. She accessorizes with a white scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Family, Military. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 2800 sp. Hematite (13 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He prefers to wear grey clothing when he does not wear armor. His golden hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Born to a Tanner, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Poor, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: Just what you see.