Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a lance, but if one is not available he will default to his quarterstaff. He has done his best to style his silver hair to look like a famous performer. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Shipwright but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is content; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 800 gp. 4 Antitoxin. 4 Antitoxin. 3 Thunderstones. 3 Thunderstones.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'9" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a blue collared shirt and white pants. He accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He has moderate length black hair. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He has all his life been fascinated with dancing.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Everard was born on a far northern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Masseuse. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 4000 sp. Zircon (30 gp). Blue sapphire (600 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. Her blonde hair is unkempt and raggedy. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Human in existence. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Ella was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Paladin, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Paladin in service of a powerful lord somewhere. When Ella 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 has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 4000 sp. Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Jet (130 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears skinny pants and wears a grey and black robe with the hood down. Her silver hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Jacoba was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 30000 cp. Sard (70 gp). Hematite (16 gp).