Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Through the years after Tim was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Tim's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has worked as a Slave Trader like his father before him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Nature. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 60 pp. Iolite (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp).

Description: An older woman who has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her green robe, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair is long and auburn with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small black clips. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. A friendly and beautiful Human, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 800 gp. Malachite (13 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He tends to wear a blue poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born in the west. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Joan was born the youngest of three triplets. She dropped out of school to support her sick mother, and resented it. 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 seems to be bored by most things; and balancing her hectic life and new body guard responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Depressed, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 40000 cp.