Description: An older man who prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts, he is not a threatening figure. He has styled his silver crest well, parting it to the left. His gold unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

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. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Justice, Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 500 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (50 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her red crest, when down, is lengthy. 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 quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Gesrethe was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Slave Trader work with an outfit from a few towns over. Slave Trader work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She tends to her Slave Trader job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 30 pp. Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her crest, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. Her fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Thava was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. Thava was orphaned to a temple shortly after her birth. She was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above herself and to hold her god always in her heart. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 9000 sp. Sardonyx (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His tied-back hair is silver. 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 barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is an amazing painter.

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. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Terse. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is well dressed, constantly wearing a white suit, blue shirt, and tan tie. Her hair is short and chestnut. Her eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Gifted from a young age, Wella studied abroad. In her 13th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature greatsword.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and obtaining odd cultural dwarven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 200 pp. Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp).

Description: He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His long gold crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are red and beady.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 10 pp. 1 Simple lock.

Description: She stands about 6'2" and wears an entirely black suit with white socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her silver crest is long and unkept. Her gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To unite with her sister.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1400 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp).

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts. Her long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. 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: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Elves. His skin is light but he possesses many pastel ritualistic tattoos. He dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a pastel coat with tan slacks. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. 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 is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His father worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled father and took his father's old job. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Impulsive. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 2000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (70 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (70 gp).