Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His brown hair is heavily combed to the right. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Bookbinder. He has achieved small success as a Bookbinder.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a baker again

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 6'6" and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born in the north. After coming to the age of reason, Kody took it upon himself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Optimist, Impeccable. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 800 gp. Golden yellow topaz (400 gp).

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Humans. Her skin is light but she possesses many green ritualistic tattoos. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her white hair is knotted and matted. She has blue eyes and a grey hat with a green feather.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Slave, Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 800 gp.