Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with green slacks. His hair is red and very short. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Xappan was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Seamstress hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Xappan fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Sensitive, Addict. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His auburn hair is heavily combed to the right. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Alston was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 200 gp. Onyx (70 gp). Jade (70 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp).

Description: She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, and she perpetually has her sword ready. Her hair is blonde and curly. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Fortune-teller arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Leshanna was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Leshanna decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Superior lock.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by brigands. Xappan was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears white painted combat armor at almost all times. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. 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 Sailor, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Guard

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

Possessions: 360 gp.

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is a great chef.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Brug grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has achieved small success as a Weaver.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1000 cp. Moonstone (40 gp).

Description: She wears an entirely grey suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her hair is chestnut and curly. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. After a long history of fighting, Thodris and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Debt. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 40 gp. Rhodochrosite (6 gp).

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a brown tunic with black highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has wavy brown hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Baern was born on a far southern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Shepherd. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Shepherd.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her falchion, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. She has a long brown ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Mialee embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. 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 is a Slaad in disguise. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Elven compassion; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Family, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 30 gp. Red spinel (160 gp).