Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He is physically well-built. His blonde hair is cut short. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. To his fellows he 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: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp).

Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His hair is brown and curly. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. 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 is greedy; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 400 gp. Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Amethyst (140 gp).

Description: This woman tends to wear a brown poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She has wavy golden hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Rosamund was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Rosamund decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She is content.

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 80 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 5'6" and wears a green cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. She has wavy red hair. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady brown eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 800 gp. Hematite (16 gp). Iolite (50 gp). 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Full Plate. 1 Darkwood Buckler.