Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He has a large violet mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his tan robe. He has shaved his head bald. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Heian hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. His parents enrolled him in a Aristocrat school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 600 pp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (20 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His crest is red and very short. He has gold eyes and a green hat with a black feather.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with dancing. He constantly tries to fill his life with dancing. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Sage arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Hollow voice

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

Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His crest is silver and very short. His gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Slave Trader for the past few years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1500 gp.

Description: She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She keeps her long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Quillathe was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Addict, Sensitive. Bonds: In love, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 7000 sp. Aquamarine (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. With a patchy white beard and wild white hair. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Miller. He became a Miller soon after.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Slave, Religious, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. With wild brown hair. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Her parents enrolled her in a Druid school at a young age so that she could practice her necromantic talents. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker, Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 200 gp. Alexandrite (200 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She wears her auburn hair down. This amber eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: She was born into a rich family. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Joker, Impeccable. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty red coat over it. He has a chestnut handlebar mustache and slicked back chestnut hair. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Slave, Mentor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 200 gp. Eye agate (16 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp).

Description: He stands about 5'0" and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his warhammer with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

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 parents enrolled him in a Paladin school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 9000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.