Description: A 4'10" western man, he wears an entirely blue suit with tan socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His red hair is long and unkept. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Soapmaker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Secretive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with music. He constantly tries to fill his life with music. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Locksmith for the past few years.

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

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Slave, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1000 gp. Hematite (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a robe, a symbol of luck around his neck, and a scythe on his belt. His brown hair is braided into rings. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is wearing a long, violet cloak. She has slicked back blonde hair. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Anastrianna embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Anastrianna was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. 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: She wants to get laid; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Has a crush. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A 6'0" western man, he is typically in his Body Guard uniform. His white fur is smooth and relatively long. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

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 mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Dilettante again.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has black hair. Her fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In her 11th year, her parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Baelitae alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Many orcs want her driven away; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed, Hedonist. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 200 gp. Hematite (14 gp). Carnelian (40 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a brown tunic with grey highlights, and long blue pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her long auburn hair reaches down to her waist. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She's also a talented Baker, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and to be a baker again

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 900 gp. Zircon (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp).

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull tan iron scale mail. His silver crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gold eyes.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: Nithther was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

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 he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 12000 gp. Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Jet (60 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Rose (60 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Sard (60 gp). Jade (60 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Amber (60 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a violet coat. Her hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the west. Because her mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, gnolls burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the west, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her father from journeying west to reunite her family. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Many gnolls want her driven away; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 2200 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp).