Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Guardian, Rich. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 7000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her hair is cut close to her head. She is baby faced.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside her partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Passionate, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 700 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2600 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (70 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (70 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Silver ewer (100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her hair is short and blonde. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Emotional, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Hematite (8 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears long strands of aquamarine and short pastel dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'5" when asserting herself. Her brown fur, when down, is lengthy. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Through the years after Gale was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Gale's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 6000 gp. Sard (30 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Jacinth (2000 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Jet (100 gp). Star ruby (1000 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This western man tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His clothes are grease stained in places. He wears a colorful flower in his blonde hair. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. A friendly and beautiful Half-Orc, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has achieved small success as a Navigator.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Navigator responsibilities is difficult; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 1200 pp. Tourmaline (120 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp).

Description: He wears an entirely red suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He is physically well-built. His hair is short and black. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He got into the Masseuse business at a young age. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the east were limited. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Masseuse for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing his hectic life and new masseuse responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His hair is long and brown with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is black, braided, and well cared for. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He has all his life been fascinated with dancing.

History: Alberich 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. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1000 pp. Rock crystal (80 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.