Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her black hair is matted, messy, and big. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Ishte abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He is typically in his Barber uniform, marred by beers. He keeps his golden hair in a pixie cut. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

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 is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: To be a Bowyer again; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 220 gp.

Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He sports a long black beard, and similarly colored long hair. His half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Adrik was born with his mother's beautiful face. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He has moderate length chestnut hair. His silver eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. 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: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the west were limited. His addictions have taken their toll on his wallet, and he has found himself with a great deal of debt owed.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Flaws: Addict, Racist. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Debt, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 330 gp. Sard (20 gp). Red garnet (160 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. With a patchy auburn beard and wild auburn hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. 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: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Animal Trainer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He's in love; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs, and she perpetually has her bastard sword ready. Her hair is golden and curly. Her half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the north were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a tan coat over a green low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon his head. His white hair is singed and shortened. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Roondar hails from a village terrorized by goblins. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Soapmaker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by goblins. Roondar was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the goblins.

Motivation: A deep hatred of goblins.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a brown shirt with thin red vertical stripes and grey pants. His hair is cut close to his head. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Map Maker born in the past three hundred years. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and balancing his hectic life and new map maker responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She wears long strands of jet and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her violet eyes.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 94. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. 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. She has dedicated herself to building a better world.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 800 sp.