Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a yellow vest and prefers blue and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. This green eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

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 moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. 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 loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. Chrysoprase (30 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Malachite (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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. He keeps his long black hair kept up in a rat tail. His red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. A true patriot, Mormo would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 10000 gp. Black pearl (300 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Black opal (1400 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Amber (60 gp). Hematite (8 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a white deerstalker hat and white clothes. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has brown eyes and a white hat with a black feather.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. Ownka 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: Ownka was born with her mother's beautiful face. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC.

Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Family, Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 10000 gp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She dresses in yellow turtlenecks beneath a pastel coat with tan slacks. She is physically well-built. Her brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Chaedi was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Druid, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Druid in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Chaedi abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 400 pp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft violet waves gently in the breeze. She has dyed her greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. 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: To clean up the streets; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 800 pp. Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Black star sapphire (900 gp). Amber (130 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. He wears his black crest up. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 600 pp. Black pearl (1500 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. He has shaved his head bald. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 2000 gp. Amber (40 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.