Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears a tan vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his tan boots flare out at the collars. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has wavy blonde hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Heward was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Heward decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 6000 sp. Brown-green garnet (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Many illithids want her driven away; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Poor, Job. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: She wears a tattered pair of loose grey pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her ears are large.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Elysande's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east.

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 100 gp. Star ruby (1600 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Iolite (70 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is wearing a tight white one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. He is baby faced.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He is a Doppelganger in disguise. Because his father participated in the massacre of their homeland, giants burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the west, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his mother from journeying west to reunite his family. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is his passion; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 300 gp.