Description: Runty and weak-looking, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Gilbert is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Gilbert was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered north to less war torn lands. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 400 gp. Deep blue spinel (400 gp).

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His head has been shaved. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Soapmaker. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Soapmaker work with an outfit from a few towns over. Soapmaker work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and to be a cook again

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a grey shirt with thin white vertical stripes and brown pants. Her auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Heather's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Heather was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She was granted divine powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with pastel slacks. He sports a flattop hair cut. His skin is flawless and his blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.