Description: He is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has a hunchback. He is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around his ears. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Barendd will drive conversation. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. After coming to the age of reason, Barendd took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 6000 gp. Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Silver ewer (40 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft violet waves gently in the breeze. She carries with her a set of shields on her belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. She keeps her black hair in a flapper bob. Her violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Geva 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 got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 6000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (70 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (50 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has no hair. His eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Pelaios was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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 he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Joker, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. Alexandrite (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). White opal (700 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Sard (70 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: An older man who wears baggy black pantaloons and a violet scarf, he is not a threatening figure. His white crest is knotted and matted. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines red.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Professionalism, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Rose (20 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Jade (100 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. Her half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. 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: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 5 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Falkrunn never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and to be a animal trainer again

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, In love. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (80 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a yellow coat with brown slacks. Her auburn hair is heavily combed to the right. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

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. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was born into a rich family. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Philantrophist, Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1500 pp. Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Carnelian (20 gp).

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His hair is long and brown with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is silver, braided, and well cared for. His gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He receives visions of the future at random moments

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. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Deep green spinel (150 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Rose (30 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp).