Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His red crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. 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 east. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Depressed, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 600 gp. Moss agate (4 gp). Citrine (50 gp).

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and he perpetually has his flail ready. His hair is chestnut and very short. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Naal was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. After a long history of fighting, Naal and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 3000 cp. Black pearl (300 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He is typically in his Ruler uniform. His brown fur is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are yellow and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was born in the north. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Ruler work with an outfit from a few towns over. Ruler work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Ruler for the past few years.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Ruler responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Joker, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.