Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is always cut to a buzz. 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 also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Disciplined. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive, Disease. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1200 pp. Malachite (9 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Jade (90 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). White opal (500 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears skinny pants and wears a pastel and black robe with the hood down. His cinnamon fur is braided into rings. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born into a rich family. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Many giants want him driven away; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Moss agate (16 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Rose (40 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Zircon (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on her right hand. She sports black long hair. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. 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 is wracked by social anxiety; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1300 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears just a yellow suit, and is pretty ugly. She keeps her long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She 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. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a brown broad hat and brown clothes. His silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He has green eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. 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: He was raised in a plains tribe. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle 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 plains due to the painful memories there. Beloril took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up scythe and armor he uses now. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Secretive, Mundane. Bonds: Slave, Nature. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 7000 gp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He is physically well-built. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He worked as a nervous Cartwright and found it very stressful. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Military, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 3000 gp. Amethyst (50 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Amber (50 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Fire opal (500 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp). Jet (50 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a sword, but if one is not available he will default to his glaive. He carries with him a set of glaives on his belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Sweet will drive conversation. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert, Logical. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Jade (130 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Jacinth (2000 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Emerald (400 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Jade (130 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). White opal (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.