Description: She stands about 6'2" and wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She keeps her long bronze crest kept up in a rat tail. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Map Maker for hire.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and to be a bricklayer again

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Job, Slave. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a brown shirt with thin pastel vertical stripes and grey pants. Her brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. 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 daughter.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Scribe arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Emotional. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 110 pp.

Description: He has a missing left leg. He tends to wear a blue poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He bought a flail and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Flaws: Impulsive, Selfish. Bonds: Nature, Slave. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Simple lock.

Description: This man stands a little under 4'1" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a grey vest and prefers green and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Sailor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Sailor for hire.

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. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Poor, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman wears a grey armored body suit, with a simple blue line shooting up and back down. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on her left hand. She has wavy white hair. Her violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Joker, Athletic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 400 gp. 4 Holy water.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is a great chef.

History: Gifted from a young age, Arumawann studied abroad. 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 has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Marshal

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

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. 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 was born several months after his father was called into army service. His first spouse was a Masseuse, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 30 pp. Deep green spinel (60 gp).

Description: This man dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a yellow coat with brown slacks. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on his right hand. He has a very tight haircut. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with singing. He constantly tries to fill his life with singing. 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: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 500 sp. Malachite (13 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 5'11". He wears dull brown sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed hammer, just in case. His cinnamon fur, when down, is lengthy. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. Shivering was born on a far southern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Gardener. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and many dire rats want him driven away

Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 40 gp.