Description: This southern man tends to wear a large tan jacket. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Geoffrey was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Bookbinder hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He bought a greatsword and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Nature, Mentor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 200 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her brown hair is still thick. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the north. In her 17th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 70 pp. Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp).

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a green costume with the symbols of magic on her torso. Her long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: Gifted from a young age, Alice studied abroad. After coming to the age of reason, Alice 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. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and revenge

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has a very tight haircut. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. When Beatrice reached her early adolescence her Human mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Black pearl (1000 gp). Sard (70 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.