Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He carries with him a set of crossbows on his belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He has shaved his head bald. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Bonds: Family, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is dressed in an above average manner. His white hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He tends to his Animal Trainer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 400 gp. Sardonyx (20 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp).

Description: This western man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. His white unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. A friendly and beautiful Tiefling, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Cimer 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. Cimer was born on a far western island where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Dyer. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 4'0" and wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. Rurik 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. Rurik decided he wanted neither the life of his mother 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 used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He wears tan robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a sai, but if one is not available he will default to his sickle. He is portly but not overly obese. His long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. This amber eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. 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 comes from a rich northern family. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Human conditions. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Human people; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Breastplate. 1 Half-Plate.