Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. His gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Cimer will drive conversation. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Dyer. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Dyer for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and to be a ruler again

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Religious, Military, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 7000 sp. Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who wears a white shirt with thin black vertical stripes and green pants, he is not a threatening figure. He has a very tight haircut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes drow are coming to abduct people. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. His first spouse was a Sage, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1200 gp. A delicate brass dragon egg (30 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her black hair is smooth and relatively long. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the west. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His dark red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Balam 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 drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he wants revenge against drow

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She wears dark leathers with embroidery, marred by teas. Her brown hair, when down, is lengthy. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Ruler for hire.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Nature, Debt. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She has no hair. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She comes from a rich western family. When Birel reached her early adolescence her Half-Elf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and money/treasure

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Military, Job. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he wears baggy black pantaloons and a white scarf. His red hair, when down, is lengthy. His white eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1100 gp.