Description: An older man who wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, he is not a threatening figure. He has a long auburn beard with little hanging trinkets. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. 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: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. Being a Stylist kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Nature, Slave. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 100 pp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1600 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her ceremonial dagger with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her silver hair is smooth and relatively long. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines silver.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Akta was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 4'9" eastern woman, she wears bulky black painted plate armor. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Grigi embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Orcs. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. She worked as a nervous Bookbinder and found it very stressful. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Bookbinder for hire.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a map maker again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 800 sp. Aquamarine (300 gp).

Description: A 4'7" western woman, she wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her black hair is cut short. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dwarven artifacts is her passion.

Flaws: Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 500 gp. Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a rapier, but if one is not available he will default to his sickle. He has a hunchback. He has a very tight haircut. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 70 pp. A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (70 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (70 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is wearing a long, violet, dusty cloak. His hair is silver and curly. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Manfred was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Warlock, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Warlock in service of a powerful lord somewhere. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Fisher hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Flaws: Hedonist, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Violet garnet (700 gp). Sard (60 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Red garnet (80 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his nunchaku with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Anselm embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Anselm lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Anselm took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up nunchaku and armor he uses now. He bought a nunchaku and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Body Guard; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Antagonistic, Lazy. Bonds: Family, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 800 gp. Rhodochrosite (10 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with black slacks. Her golden hair is singed and shortened. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: Bethrynna wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Monk, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Shipwright business.

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 always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Disciplined, Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 5000 sp. Bloodstone (80 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Amber (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item.