Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His green crest is heavily combed to the left. He has gold eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Born to a Ploughman, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Citrine (40 gp). Jade (100 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Rose (40 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 6'3" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has a long chestnut beard with little hanging trinkets. His green eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker white hat.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. Skak enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Skak hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. In his 10th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Skak alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 8000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (140 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (140 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Silver ewer (80 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (80 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (80 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (140 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care, and carries shortspears. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Dazzazn has worked very hard to control his curse. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 4000 gp. Black pearl (1300 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Emerald (1100 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Jade (140 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This western woman is well dressed, constantly wearing a red suit, green shirt, and white tie. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has done her best to style her chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and to prove her worth to the world

Flaws: Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His black fur is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker brown hat.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Trail lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. After a long history of fighting, Trail and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and doesn't want to be a navigator and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Religious, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1500 pp. Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears dull brown sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed lance, just in case. Her red hair is unkempt and raggedy. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Human in existence. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Shepherd hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Military. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 300 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She likes to wear brown tank tops with grey skirt. She is an epitome of beauty. Sporting a blonde mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with dancing. She constantly tries to fill her life with dancing. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 400 pp. Eye agate (13 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.