Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She wears a black tunic with brown highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her golden hair is long and unkept. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Vanchu was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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 worked as a Doctor like her father before her.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 800 pp. Black pearl (1500 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Jet (100 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and is wearing a long, red, dusty cloak. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. Burto enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Scribe work with an outfit from a few towns over. Scribe work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Hedonist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 16000 gp. Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears skinny pants and wears a brown and green robe with the hood down. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Armorer profession.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His first spouse was a Armorer, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Nature, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 300 pp. Black pearl (1100 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a blue vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his blue boots flare out at the collars. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 900 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on his left hand. His chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Rurik is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He comes from a rich western family. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Many brigands want him driven away; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 900 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This light-skinned female is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. Anastrianna is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was born into a rich family. 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. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Bookbinder they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Spy, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Addict, Ugly. Bonds: Family, Rich, Military, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1500 pp. Solid gold idol (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears suspenders and pastel workpants. Her shirt is blue, and she wears a heavy pastel leather apron most of the time. Her fur, while still mostly cinnamon, has prominent grey streaks. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

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 cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 5000 gp. Black pearl (700 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Coral (110 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Amber (110 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.