Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He has moderate length chestnut hair. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker tan hat.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Map Maker. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Ivellios was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Map Maker.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Job, Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He dresses like a well dressed Roofer does. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the west. Norkruuth was born on a far western plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Roofer. He has taken up work as a Roofer and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and revenge

Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His hair is cut close to his head. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: She stands about 3'1" and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her white hair is lengthy. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Nikki's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Halfling companion (her 'brother'). She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature mace.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his sai with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His silver crest, when down, is lengthy. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is a Merchant first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Rivaan is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He is a Jackalwere in disguise. Rivaan abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Bonds: Job, Family, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 30 gp. Red-brown spinel (80 gp).

Description: He wears an entirely green suit with yellow socks and a vest with buckled shoes, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'6" when asserting himself. His purple hair is greasy and uncared for. His red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. 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

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 80 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His hair is short and auburn. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His childhood dream was to be a Dyer, but he was a colossal failure. He has taken up work as a Scribe and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and balancing his hectic life and new scribe responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Addict, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 2400 sp. 1 Superior lock.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She is a Mercenary first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Bethrynna hails from a village terrorized by goblins. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She became a Mercenary soon after.

Motivation: Revenge; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. Her beige fur is knotted and matted. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. The war was a terrible time for her, and Sun does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Scribe arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 400 sp.