Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has a hunchback. His long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and revenge

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Azurite (15 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp).

Description: 3'3" and muscular, this southern man very much looks the part of a Fisher. His auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Bilbron was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Fisher work with an outfit from a few towns over. Fisher work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand his business

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 4000 gp. Jet (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Sard (40 gp). Sard (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her golden hair is lengthy. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She hates Dwarves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Sculptor but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born into a rich family. When Mardred reached her early adolescence her Dwarf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 3000 gp. Hematite (11 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Emerald (400 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Coral (90 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Jet (90 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her hair is long and blonde with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small blue clips. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. The war was a terrible time for her, and Valanthe does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

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 was taken from her home at a very young age. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

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

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Slave, Military. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 300 pp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (140 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a tan collared shirt and black skirt. She accessorizes with a white scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the east. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Black star sapphire (900 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His white hair is lengthy. His eyes are white and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born in the west to a Barkeep, Mantus learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He struck the Barkeep job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and balancing his hectic life and new barkeep responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Religious, Job, Slave, Debt. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1000 gp. Solid gold idol (1100 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 3'2" and muscular, this eastern man 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. He has shaved his head bald. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. Bilbron is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 5000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (10 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp).