Description: A middle-aged man, he dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with white slacks, and is pretty ugly. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. A gifted student he started as a Knight, but he got bored and became a Spice Merchant. He became a Spice Merchant soon after.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and balancing his hectic life and new spice merchant responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Emotional, Shy. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 350 gp.

Description: He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light pastel in addition to tight pants, and he perpetually has his bow ready. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Kite was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Layabout. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a greataxe, but if one is not available he will default to his trident. He is physically well-built. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 290 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This malnourished man wears tattered old clothes. His blonde hair is lengthy. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Secretive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: He wears a violet vest and prefers black and tan shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His head has been shaved. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

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. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Godfrey has worked very hard to control his curse. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Server

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 7000 cp. 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His black hair is heavily combed to the left. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Zephan was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. After coming to the age of reason, Zephan took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Religious, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 170 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His ears are large.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. 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 compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears bulky grey painted plate armor. She is an epitome of beauty. Her moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes are brown.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. 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. After a long history of fighting, Vicky and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 150 gp. Obsidian (10 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is a great chef.

History: He was born into a rich family. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Opinionated, Gifted. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 220 gp.