Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with black slacks. With bright blonde hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and a deep hatred of brigands

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Family, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: This tall, slender woman is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her crest is short and white. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Shipwright profession.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Slave Trader arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Slave Trader work with an outfit from a few towns over. Slave Trader work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and money/treasure

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. With a patchy golden beard and wild golden hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Server

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Spy

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

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: A 5'0" northern man, he wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His hair is silver and very short. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Armorer. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside his partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Slave, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. Her bronze crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Greedy, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 2700 sp.

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 700 sp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp).

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Shy. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 300 sp.