Description: Runty and weak-looking, he prefers to wear flannel. His hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Randal was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His first spouse was a Miner, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 400 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her hair is chestnut and very short. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Sage arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. After a long history of fighting, Margery and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Human compassion; and she is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 600 gp. Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Amethyst (90 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears suspenders and brown workpants. His shirt is tan, and he wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Bernard lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated. Bonds: Has a crush, Family, In love. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Malachite (16 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. His white hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the east were limited. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Pacifist, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 800 gp. 4 Holy water. 2 Tanglefoot bags. 2 Thunderstones.