Description: This eastern man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His clothes are grease stained in places. His red hair is matted, messy, and big. His ears are large.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with music. He constantly tries to fill his life with music. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Akmen was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 70 pp. Coral (50 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red fur. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has a hunchback. He has wavy red fur. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Spear hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to settle down with his crush

Ideals: Artistic, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He sports green clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has styled his red hair well, parting it to the left. His silver eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Tethren enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Tethren was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Nature, In love. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 47000 sp. Star rose quartz (80 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: He wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is pastel, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. With a patchy chestnut beard and wild chestnut hair. His skin is flawless and his green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Barber. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1700 gp. Emerald (1300 gp). Jade (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp).