Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her auburn hair is singed and shortened. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She has all her life been fascinated with writing.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His red hair is knotted and matted. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Through the years after Guy was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Guy's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a tan collared shirt and brown pants. He accessorizes with a white scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. 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: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. 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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly warhammers and shortspears. With wild auburn hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with painting. She constantly tries to fill her life with painting. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Ahlyssa was born with her father's beautiful face. Ahlyssa 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. Ahlyssa 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. Being a Apothecary kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.