Description: This tall, slender man is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His hair is chestnut and curly. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. 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 daughter.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He struck the Mayor job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Religious, Family, Nature, Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears bulky brown painted plate armor. His black hair and beard is wavy and long. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Anselm fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic, Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has chestnut hair. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: The child of a Dyer, who enjoyed hunting, Soveliss was taken on many hunting expeditions. Soveliss was born on a far eastern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Shipwright. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 3000 cp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length black hair. His green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with his Courier mother left him crippled. Some 8 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Tordek never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears skinny pants and wears a brown and green robe with the hood down. He is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around his ears. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: The child of a Priest, who enjoyed hunting, Rurik was taken on many hunting expeditions. Rurik was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Rurik decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Navigator

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

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: 4'11" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His long auburn hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

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 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: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He moved out east to avoid the crime he committed. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He carries with him a set of spears, each one with a opal on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His red hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Feng was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Feng was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 220 gp. Blue quartz (6 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. She wears her chestnut hair down. 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 is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Adventurer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 60 gp. Chalcedony (40 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She keeps her long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: She is a Guard first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 160 gp.