Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. His golden hair is matted, messy, and big. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Nicholas has worked very hard to control his curse. He has worked as a Marshal like his mother before him.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Violet garnet (300 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Blue-white diamond (4000 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Blue sapphire (600 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Star ruby (600 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Jet (140 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp). Sard (20 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Amber (140 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Rose (20 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 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: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears long strands of sapphire and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He wears his dark red hair down. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: This man loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

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. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 4000 gp. Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Amber (120 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He is portly but not overly obese. His silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. He has a dull look in his amber 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. 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 born in the west. Purban was born on a far western forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Shoemaker. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a dilettante again

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Slave, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 2000 gp. Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Sard (60 gp). Amber (60 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Standing 3'0", this woman is wearing a long, blue cloak. Her brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 7000 gp. Malachite (10 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Amethyst (110 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her silver hair is thinning but still full. Her silver eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. When Ishte reached her early adolescence her Tiefling father 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, In love, Military. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 4000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'0" when asserting herself. She has slicked back white hair. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. 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 greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Mentor. Occupation: Server

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 800 pp. Tourmaline (80 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Star ruby (1000 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Amber (80 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Amber (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She dresses well, wearing pastel shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her black fur, when down, is lengthy. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her broad pastel hat.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her singing with anyone who is interested.

History: She was born in the west. Her first spouse was a Stableman, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1000 pp. Sardonyx (60 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Rose (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). White opal (900 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Malachite (9 gp).