Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears professional attire. His black hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Ralf speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Ralf was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Map Maker responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Impeccable, Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Ernest hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

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 always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 600 gp. Chalcedony (60 gp). Black pearl (800 gp).

Description: This man wears light armors faded through time and improper care, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He sports a long blonde beard, and similarly colored long hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He found a children's book about a Human Paladin who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. Her hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. Her gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. 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: Born to a Painter, her father struggled to pay the bills. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 50 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.