Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His black hair is matted, messy, and big. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a yellow vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his yellow boots flare out at the collars. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Miller.

Motivation: To be a Baker again; and to protect his home

Bonds: Job, Military, Immigrant, Guardian. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 6000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is renowned for his bright blue suits and hats. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He found a children's book about a Half-Elf Ranger who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is wearing a long, red, dusty cloak. His lavender fur is thinning but still full. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. Smoking enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Sailor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: Sard (40 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp).

Description: He wears a tattered pair of loose green pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He is physically well-built. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy golden hair. His ears are large.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. 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: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Impeccable, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 900 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp).