Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His dark red hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Nicor was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears long strands of opal and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the south. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. 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: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Terse, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 2700 sp.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 5'8" and wears white trousers with brown and red striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length silver hair. Her eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While she appears to be a normal Half-Orc, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Insane. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 400 pp. Pink pearl (100 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp).

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears green painted combat armor at almost all times. Her blue crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy, Mundane. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 400 gp. Solid gold idol (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is wearing a tight blue one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'3" when asserting herself. Her white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Malquis was born the youngest of three triplets. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. 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 find somewhere to settle down; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 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 brown cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. She is physically well-built. Her hair is red and very short. She is baby faced.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Galiena isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Human unity. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Carpenter work with an outfit from a few towns over. Carpenter work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 340 pp. Black star sapphire (1400 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Halflings. His skin is dark but he possesses many yellow ritualistic tattoos. He wears tattered old clothes. His chestnut hair is thinning but still full. He has hazel eyes and a white hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1500 gp. Tourmaline (160 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Moonstone (60 gp).

Description: He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during, and carries crossbows. He wears his blonde hair up. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Morgran was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He 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. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 340 gp. Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: She is wearing a long, grey cloak. She is physically well-built. She has dyed her greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

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. After coming to the age of reason, Kathra took it upon herself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 900 sp.