Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He tends to wear a large blue jacket. His hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

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. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. His blue crest is knotted and matted. He is baby faced.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Engraver for the past few years.

Motivation: To be a Layabout again; and expand his business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears a simple brown robe with grey stripes complete with hood. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Slave, Religious, Attractive. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his black robe. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Wrenn was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. He's also a talented Dilettante, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Interpreter responsibilities is difficult; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 400 gp. Alexandrite (400 gp). 1 Thunderstones. 1 Smokesticks. 1 Everburning torch. 4 Acid flasks.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears long strands of jet and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He has dyed his greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. 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: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Slave Trader arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Oren 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. Oren 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. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Jade (80 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Eye agate (4 gp).