Description: He is a mite stocky and wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Frederick was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and money/treasure

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Spyglass. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He carries a battered pickaxe and tarnished scimitar as well. His golden hair is still thick. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: The child of a Butcher, who enjoyed hunting, Conrad was taken on many hunting expeditions. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: He wears a black armored body suit, with a simple pastel line shooting up and back down, and he perpetually has his whip ready. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with singing. He constantly tries to fill his life with singing. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Richard fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Slurs words

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

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. She usually wears her black robe and has her sword always slung over her shoulder, marred by beers. Her black hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Fortune-teller profession.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Apothecary arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She struck the Apothecary job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 500 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (150 gp).