Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has moderate length chestnut hair. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Sensitive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

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

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his hammer with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy auburn hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He refers to his adoptive father 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: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and doesn't want to be a spy and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 350 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears tattered old clothes. He keeps his red hair in a pixie cut. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Aerdeth hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Aerdeth lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. His silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He's in love.

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 1400 gp. Bloodstone (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.