Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His chestnut hair is singed and shortened. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. 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: He was born on a small isolated farm. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp).

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy chestnut hair. His half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Patrick was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak, and is pretty ugly. His silver hair is cut short. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 600 gp. Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Amber (50 gp). Blue diamond (2000 gp). Emerald (1600 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Sard (60 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp).

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Akta speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. 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: 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 has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

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

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'1" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears dull white sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed sai, just in case. She has moderate length chestnut hair. Her eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and she desires to right it; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 40000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a worn and beaten armor. With bright black hair and a scraggly beard. This violet eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Miner and was forced into it by his family; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He sports a flattop hair cut. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Military. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 40 gp. Banded agate (4 gp). 1 Silk rope.

Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He carries a battered sword and tarnished lance as well. His brown hair is still thick. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Peter fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Slow speaker

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

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she is wearing a tight blue one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length brown hair. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Chaedi was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. 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: Retire the richest woman in the east.

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 7000 sp.