Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has dyed his greying black fur a little too much giving a sharp black color. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Art was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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 moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and doesn't want to be a courier and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 5000 gp. Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman wears a robe, a symbol of magic around her neck, and a whip on her belt. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her red hair, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (30 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp).

Description: This light-skinned female has a large violet mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her black robe. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She keeps her brown hair in a flapper bob. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Half-Elves in Felosial's homeland. Felosial decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 2000 gp. Azurite (5 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Amber (90 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Banded agate (5 gp).

Description: This woman wears a white tunic with black highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around her shoes. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She has no hair. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Philomena was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Joker, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Mentor, Military. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1200 pp. Sardonyx (50 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). White opal (1600 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Azurite (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He wears his red hair down. He has brown eyes and a white hat with a blue feather.

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 a great chef.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Spice Merchant arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 7000 gp. Smoky quartz (70 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Sard (70 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). Jade (100 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). White pearl (100 gp).

Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'1" when asserting himself. He has shaved his head bald. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. 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: Hadarai was born with his mother's beautiful face. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Some 8 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Hadarai never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he is greedy

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Rich, In love. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 11000 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Barkeep. His dark red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has worked as a Barkeep like his father before him.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 7000 gp. Azurite (11 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Sard (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp).