Description: He is a husky man, who is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing violet cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. His blonde hair is cut short. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Through the years after Nicholas was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Nicholas's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His white hair is lengthy. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. 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 gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Seamstress. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Joker. Bonds: Has a crush, Nature. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 6000 sp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft red waves gently in the breeze. She is physically well-built. She has a very tight haircut. Her fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Mortician business.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: To protect her home; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. Her red hair is cut short. She has brown eyes and a black hat with a grey feather.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Emmeline was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Emmeline decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 700 gp. Chalcedony (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.