Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty red coat over it. He keeps his yellow fur in a pixie cut. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Ethereal lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Ethereal was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Ethereal decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Ruler they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Weaver, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Family, Slave. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 2 Smokesticks. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He prefers to wear tan clothing when he does not wear armor. His white hair is lengthy. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his small tan hat.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is an amazing painter.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Ruler. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 5000 cp. Eye agate (12 gp). Star ruby (1200 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Jade (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gold eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Cartwright they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Soapmaker, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 800 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (120 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: He hates Half-Orcs with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Aquamarine (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He keeps his blue hair in a pixie cut. His black eyes peer out from beneath his top grey hat.

Personality: He is a Sellsword first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He's also a talented Bounty Hunter, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Bonds: Job, Rich, Military. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 200 sp.