Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she likes to wear brown tank tops with blue skirt. Her fur is red and very short. She is baby faced.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Smoking is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Smoking grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Smoking. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she is content

Ideals: Justice, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 500 gp. Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Zircon (30 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). 1 Chain shirt. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'9" when asserting herself. Her golden hair is well kept. Her hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

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. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing writing.

History: Therlin was born the youngest of three triplets. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Apothecary. She's also a talented Scribe, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (40 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty black coat over it, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 4'9" when asserting herself. Her auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. She has gray eyes and a black hat with a violet feather.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. 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: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform After a long history of fighting, Gaaki and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Slave, Rich. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1100 gp. Banded agate (7 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She wears tattered old clothes. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her brown hair is cut short. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. 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: She comes from a rich northern family. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, In love, Rich. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1000 gp. Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Moonstone (80 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is a great chef.

History: The child of a Soapmaker, who enjoyed hunting, Hamil was taken on many hunting expeditions. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Hamil fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This malnourished man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He keeps his silver hair in a flapper bob. He has blue eyes and a white hat with a tan feather.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born to a Shoemaker, his father struggled to pay the bills. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 120 pp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (70 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (70 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Halflings. His skin is light but he possesses many tan ritualistic tattoos. He wears red robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a scimitar, but if one is not available he will default to his spear. He has moderate length black hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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. Some 2 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Corkitron never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: In love, Mentor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 500 gp. Deep blue spinel (1100 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. His lavender fur is knotted and matted. His yellow eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. 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: Born to a pair of adventurers, Drifting grew up listening to his father's many stories. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Fletcher. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Emotional. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears professional attire and is in decent physical shape. His moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (110 gp). A small bag of saffron. (100 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (110 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.