Description: 6'5" and muscular, this eastern man wears a pastel Stetson hat and pastel clothes. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 600 gp. Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Blue sapphire (1200 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Azurite (14 gp).

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He carries with him a set of glaives, each one with a opal on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His white hair is thinning but still full. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: Gerard hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Star rose quartz (80 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He is wearing a long, white cloak. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Gomory is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Pacifist, Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 20000 cp.

Description: This woman is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on her left hand. She has moderate length auburn hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Racist, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Jet (60 gp). Sard (70 gp). Moonstone (70 gp).