Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He prefers to wear red pants and tee shirts. With a patchy golden beard and wild golden hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Bertram was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Soapmaker. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, In love, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. With a patchy chestnut beard and wild chestnut hair. 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. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are white and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Oriax embodies much of what other species detest in the Tieflings. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 3'3". He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft red waves gently in the breeze. Sporting a white mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Curran was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Logical, Persistence. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 50000 cp.

Description: 4'3" and muscular, this northern man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His brown hair is greasy and uncared for. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Dworic was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 2000 gp. Moonstone (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Emerald (1200 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Emerald (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.