Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a red cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are green.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Alain was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Military. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his bow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. 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: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Wiggens alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Glassblower.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Religious, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Azurite (5 gp). 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He sports yellow clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His golden hair is cut short. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

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 obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Star rose quartz (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). 1 Breastplate. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This malnourished woman wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She keeps her bronze crest in a flapper bob. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Bather hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Opinionated, Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Soft and melodious

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

Description: This slender man stands about 4'7". He is typically in his Sailor uniform. His hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. This amber eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Aramil hails from a village terrorized by drow. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has worked as a Sailor like his father before him.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 9000 cp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears skinny pants and wears a white and grey robe with the hood down. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Gynk was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by drow. Gynk was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: She wants revenge against drow; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Carnelian (60 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Banded agate (16 gp).

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He keeps his chestnut hair in a pixie cut. His skin is flawless and his hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it.

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Debt. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1000 gp. Malachite (16 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

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 will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist, Optimist. Bonds: In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He wears a colorful flower in his blonde hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. 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. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and to protect his home

Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Guardian, Criminal record. Occupation: Actor

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 300 gp. Aquamarine (1600 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp).