Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her gold crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. Her eyes are red.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Akra was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She's also a talented Painter, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and she desires to right it; and a deep hatred of drow

Ideals: Philantrophist, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears a blue tunic with brown highlights, and long blue pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her golden hair is heavily combed to the left. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was born in a small desert village. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Arara took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up falchion and armor she uses now. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Revenge; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Selfish, Insane. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a tan shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and violet pants. His red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. Warryn enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Through the years after Warryn was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Warryn's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Navigator and was forced into it by his family.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: He wears long strands of emerald and short pastel dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was born into a rich family. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Addict, Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'7" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a fancy black suit. His copper crest is heavily combed to the right. His gold unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is a Sailor first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the north. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Human activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Human doctor. He became a Sailor soon after.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Disease, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 10 pp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a yellow cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. His head has been shaved. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with his Jeweler mother left him crippled. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His gold crest is braided into rings. His red eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 360 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. He dresses like a well dressed Gardener does. He has a hunchback. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he is content

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 2900 sp.

Description: He stands about 5'0" and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with violet lining and desert motifs. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His blonde hair is still thick. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. 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. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 80 gp.