Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His hair is always cut to a buzz. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a green vest and prefers tan and green shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She wears her brass crest up. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: She was born into a rich family. A freak accident while working with her Bather mother left her crippled. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Merchant and was forced into it by her family; and to reunite with her absent mother

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and is pretty ugly. Her brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. This brown eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Urshar is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was born in a small plains village. Her mother worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled mother and took her mother's old job. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'1" when asserting himself. His golden hair is singed and shortened. He has violet eyes.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, In love, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Backpack.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants. He sports a long blonde beard, and similarly colored long hair. His skin is flawless and his hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

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. A freak accident while working with his Spice Merchant father left him crippled. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents and is in decent physical shape. Her golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 370 gp. Red garnet (60 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a white vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His violet leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his white boots flare out at the collars. His white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Terse, Depressed. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is wearing a tight violet one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed violet hat.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Gifted from a young age, Naill studied abroad. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Standing 3'3", this woman is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around her ears. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Gifted from a young age, Oppah studied abroad. She found a children's book about a Gnome Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 40 gp. Brown-green garnet (70 gp).