Description: This man is very fat, and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: He is a Apothecary first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was born into a rich family. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has worked as a Apothecary like his father before him.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 4000 gp. Black pearl (200 gp). White pearl (40 gp).

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and blue handkerchief worn on his left side. He sports a long blonde beard, and similarly colored long hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Sailor arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature flail.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Aquamarine (1100 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He keeps his orange fur in a flapper bob. He is baby faced.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. 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: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His childhood dream was to be a Interpreter, but he was a colossal failure. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Slave, Mentor, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 70 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears skinny pants and wears a green and brown robe with the hood down. She carries with her a set of tridents on her belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. She has no crest. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Depressed, Shy. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is renowned for her bright tan dresses and hats. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Terse, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: Tourmaline (90 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She keeps her golden hair in a flapper bob. She has violet eyes and a blue hat with a white feather.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Philantrophist, Joker. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Nature. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 2600 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears bulky brown painted plate armor. Her hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. She is baby faced.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Pacifist, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 600 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 3'0" and muscular, this western woman prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her golden hair is heavily combed to the left. She has amber eyes.

Personality: Nyx hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Sculptor arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 400 gp. Amethyst (150 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman wears tattered old clothes. She has moderate length scarlet crest. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are red.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Thava was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gifted student she started as a Blacksmith, but she got bored and became a Priest. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and expand her business

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Obsidian (10 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Jet (40 gp).