Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His brown hair is cut short. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Born in the south to a Butcher, Ront learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 100 gp. Silver pearl (70 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). White pearl (70 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her silver hair is wavy and long. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She has worked as a Engraver like her mother before her.

Motivation: To be a Slave Trader again; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. Her chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She is baby faced.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She got into the Sailor business at a young age. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Sailor. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and expand her business

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp).

Description: A 5'4" southern man, he dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His blonde hair is knotted and matted. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her black hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes are silver and catlike.

Personality: She hates Tieflings with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Justice, Persistence. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 2000 sp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (180 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). A small bag of saffron. (100 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a morningstar, but if one is not available he will default to his bow. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Lance was born with his mother's beautiful face. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is typically in his Barber uniform. He is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Gifted from a young age, Erevan studied abroad. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his divine talents. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Passionate, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He has wavy auburn hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Kelter alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Kelter fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To protect his home; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Military, Guardian. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 9000 cp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a worn and beaten armor. Her head has been shaved. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dwarves.

History: She was born in the east. A gifted student she started as a Fortune-teller, but she got bored and became a Barrister. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 15000 cp.