Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his pickaxe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He carries a battered sai and tarnished pickaxe as well. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. 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 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's in love; and he wants to get laid

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her long yellow fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Shivering was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She is content; and to end her boredom

Flaws: Selfish, Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. 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: Igden was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Igden was born on a far eastern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Actor. He struck the Actor job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and balancing his hectic life and new actor responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Bonds: Slave, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield. 1 Breastplate. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her white hair is wavy and long. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her broad yellow hat.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. 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: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: He wears just a black suit. He is portly but not overly obese. His golden hair is long and unkept. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his small black hat.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: This light-skinned female is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. 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: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 6000 cp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (140 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a blue collared shirt and yellow skirt. She accessorizes with a red scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Sporting a black mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Spice Merchant born in the past three hundred years. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and to be a miner again

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 20 gp. Deep green spinel (50 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears silk and lounges about seductively. He wears his blue crest up. His skin is flawless and his red eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dragonborns.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Masseuse. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Masseuse.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 110 gp. Jet (120 gp).

Description: She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her hair is white and very short. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the north. Bolhild was born on a far northern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Scribe. She has worked as a Scribe like her mother before her.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and wants a kiss

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.