Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light pastel in addition to tight pants. His beige fur is long and unkept. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the south. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 200 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp).

Description: She stands about 6'4" and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her crest, while still mostly green, has prominent grey streaks. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her singing with anyone who is interested.

History: Synthrin was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Navigator hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Navigator and was forced into it by her family; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 2000 cp. Obsidian (13 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

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 does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He tends to his Priest job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Opinionated, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1000 cp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a grey vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her grey boots flare out at the collars. Her long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is a Performer first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. The war was a terrible time for her, and Gillyd does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Standing 6'6", this man is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright pastel and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He wears a colorful flower in his red fur. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. 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 son.

History: Trail was born the youngest of three triplets. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Elven activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Elven doctor. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature mace.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her red crest, when down, is lengthy. Her half smiles and red eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Hillanot is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Military. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a grey tunic with blue highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Born in the south to a Painter, Juliana learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. 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 Painter. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Spice Merchant they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Painter, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She has no crest. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Blacksmith. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family, Slave, Guardian. Occupation: Blacksmith

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

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: With yellow face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a white vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his white boots flare out at the collars. He wears his silver hair up. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

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. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1800 sp. Amber (100 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Zircon (40 gp).