Description: This western man is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering his clean studded leather. His clothes are grease stained in places. His black hair is braided into rings. He is baby faced.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. After coming to the age of reason, Ralf took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: With red face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His hair is long and auburn with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small yellow clips. His beard is white, braided, and well cared for. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Lewis was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Justice. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Sard (40 gp). Blue diamond (6000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears green painted combat armor at almost all times. He has brown hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Akmen was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Through the years after Akmen was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Akmen's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Silver pearl (60 gp). Sard (30 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). White opal (1500 gp). Amber (60 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a black shirt with thin white vertical stripes and grey pants. She carries with her a set of bows, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her white hair is smooth and relatively long. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. Manea is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Manea lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Manea and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and doesn't want to be a bookbinder and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 3000 gp. Obsidian (12 gp). Jet (120 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Emerald (600 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Amber (120 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He wears a blue coat over a tan low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon his head, marred by beers. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Aelar is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Slave, Mentor. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She tends to wear a green poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her hair is short and blue. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Akta lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Architect responsibilities is difficult; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 6000 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (70 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (70 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp).

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around his neck, and a halberd on his belt. He has wavy black hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. When Mantus reached his early adolescence his Tiefling father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Mantus fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 3000 gp. Gold music box (4000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (100 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (100 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). A small bag of saffron. (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.