Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He wears his silver hair up. His gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A freak accident while working with his Brewer mother left him crippled. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Slave. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This eastern man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His clothes are grease stained in places. His crest is gold and curly. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Soapmaker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Terse. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a green coat. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly warhammers and longswords. He has dyed his greying purple hair a little too much giving a sharp purple color. He has gold eyes.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. 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 moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Criminal record, In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 60 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (80 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 2'10" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Ombul lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Family, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she prefers to wear pastel clothing when she does not wear armor. She has styled her yellow fur well, parting it to the left. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She takes great joy in being the best Banker in town.

History: She was born in a small plains village. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Banker.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and further expansion of business

Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1200 sp. Chalcedony (80 gp).

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears blue trousers with brown and tan striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He sports a long auburn beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has hazel eyes and a blue hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insane. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 130 gp. Freshwater pearl (6 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She 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. Her black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her amber eyes.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born in a small desert village. She 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. She's also a talented Glassblower, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive, Job, Military, Nature. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, tan shirt, and black tie. He wears a colorful flower in his copper crest. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Amber (150 gp).