Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has no hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. 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, Morkral took it upon himself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1000 gp. Jasper (50 gp). Amber (40 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She stands about 6'2" and dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Her addictions have taken their toll on her wallet, and she has found herself with a great deal of debt owed.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 5000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (50 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (180 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp).

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a green collared shirt and black skirt. She accessorizes with a grey scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her dark red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Shava was born the youngest of three triplets. 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 has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter.

Bonds: Job, Family, Military. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a black coat over a yellow low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon his head. He has a golden handlebar mustache and slicked back golden hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Born in the east to a Guard, Dûgz learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. After coming to the age of reason, Dûgz took it upon himself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Guard for hire.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Justice, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (30 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (30 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his whip with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His hair is auburn and curly. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

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. His divine abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Addict. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 600 pp. Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Fire opal (1400 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Rose (70 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'1" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She wears her black hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Susannah embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her first spouse was a Weaver, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. After a long history of fighting, Susannah and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Logical, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 5000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with green colored cloaks and clothing, and is pretty ugly. She wears her black hair down. Her white eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Sage but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Makaria lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Gnomish activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Gnomish doctor. She's also a talented Fletcher, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 3000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Amber (120 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.