Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a white costume with the symbols of magic on his torso. He sports a flattop hair cut. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Merchant. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave 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 desert due to the painful memories there. Skog took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up club and armor he uses now. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (50 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (10 gp).

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 dull red sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed whip, just in case. He has wavy silver hair. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Ombul hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He is a great chef.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

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

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 800 gp. Jade (60 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Animal Trainer. His hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. Ghaliver enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Gifted from a young age, Ghaliver studied abroad. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has achieved small success as a Animal Trainer.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and balancing his hectic life and new animal trainer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Jet (150 gp).

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around her neck, and a club on her belt. She is an epitome of beauty. Her red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Werydd fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 3000 gp. Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Jade (70 gp). Moonstone (30 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a green tunic with grey highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has dyed his greying scarlet crest a little too much giving a sharp scarlet color. His gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Nykkan was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Mentor, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1000 gp. Rose (40 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Jet (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). White opal (500 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She wears her auburn hair down. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Sutha 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. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She has styled her black hair well, parting it to the left. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Beleth grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Beleth abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 60 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She is portly but not overly obese. With bright golden hair. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Emeny and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 100 pp. Amethyst (140 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. He sports a long chestnut beard, and similarly colored long hair. His green eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson grey hat.

Personality: Orsik wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Aristocrat, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Disciplined, Persistence. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 400 gp.