Description: He stands about 5'0" and wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His auburn hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Adelard hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 700 gp. Black pearl (1500 gp).

Description: He is dressed in an above average manner. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His hair is auburn and very short. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Rich, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: Fire opal (500 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. She keeps her long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker yellow hat.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Mary was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. After coming to the age of reason, Mary took it upon herself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Average lock.

Description: He wears a simple tan robe with white stripes complete with hood. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Gifted from a young age, Dean studied abroad. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Lazy, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 800 gp. Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp).