Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is a great chef.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Solid gold idol (400 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (40 gp).

Description: This northern man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His clothes are grease stained in places. His head has been shaved. His ears are large.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (180 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (180 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She has wavy blonde hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Mary liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Mary fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 600 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he prefers to wear white clothing when he does not wear armor. His red hair is thinning but still full. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Banker arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Shipwright they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Banker, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Bonds: Family, Rich, In love, Religious. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

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