Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his axe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 3'5" when asserting himself. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are violet.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He comes from a rich western family. Broce abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Family, Rich, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Navigator

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

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is wearing a long, violet, dusty cloak. His hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

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. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Moss agate (11 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Star ruby (1000 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp).

Description: He stands about 5'2" and wears a fancy tan suit. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His red hair is knotted and matted. His skin is flawless and his brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Tiefling, and stands approximately 5'11". He is typically in his Layabout uniform, and his gloved hand is found clutching a sword. His black hair is braided into rings. His white eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker black hat.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

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 north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He tends to his Layabout job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He is content.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 20 pp. Banded agate (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He has dyed his greying rusty crest a little too much giving a sharp rusty color. His red eyes peer out from beneath his broad blue hat.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He has all his life been fascinated with dancing.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Spice Merchant. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 20 pp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp).