Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears an entirely tan suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He has shaved his head bald. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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 will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: This malnourished man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has dyed his greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. He has brown eyes and a tan hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Through the years after Eberdeb was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Eberdeb's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 100 gp. Solid gold idol (300 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his violet eyes.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Gifted from a young age, Nuraval studied abroad. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Herbalist.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Slave. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts. His blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Gildmak lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He worked as a nervous Mortician and found it very stressful. He's also a talented Bookbinder, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing his hectic life and new mortician responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Insomniac, Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a green shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and blue pants. Her long white crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To be a Stylist again; and expand her business

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, In love, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 130 gp. 4 Thunderstones.

Description: He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his lance, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. He wears his black crest down. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Mentor, Military. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He has done his best to style his scarlet crest to look like a famous performer. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Glassblower hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a black cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. He wears a colorful flower in his scarlet crest. His red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Vrondiss hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: He is wearing a tight grey one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He is physically well-built. He wears his brown hair down. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He wants revenge against giants; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1500 sp.