Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His hair is brown and very short. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Slave, Nature. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 230 pp.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. In his 18th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. 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: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Forgetful, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 600 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears a grey shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and tan pants. He sports a flattop hair cut. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Silvo grew up listening to his father's many stories. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and doesn't want to be a engraver and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Antagonistic, Forgetful. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Halfling, and stands approximately 3'2". He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner, and his gloved hand is found clutching a sickle. He has styled his silver hair well, parting it to the left. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. 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: To get a good night's sleep.

Flaws: Shy, Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1600 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He wears his chestnut hair down. He is baby faced.

Personality: Traubon is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his music with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born into a rich family. Being born in the south, 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 south 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. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 230 gp.