Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat, and is pretty ugly. His hair is cut close to his head. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is a Soapmaker first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Soapmaker.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Slave, Mentor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 30000 cp.

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly nunchakus and morningstars. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Lance lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

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

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 600 gp. Iolite (20 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears black trousers with red and yellow striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Shane hails from a village terrorized by illithids. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

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

Description: This dark-skinned male tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. With a patchy chestnut beard and wild chestnut hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Interpreter born in the past three hundred years. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Justin was orphaned to a temple shortly after his birth. He was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above himself and to hold his god always in his heart. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and expand his business

Ideals: Logical, Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Religious, In love. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 40000 cp. Red spinel (90 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.