Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing music.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. Anselm was born on a far eastern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Armorer. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 2600 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His brown hair is still thick. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 400 gp. Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He prefers to wear black clothing when he does not wear armor. His green crest is singed and shortened. His gold eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed black hat.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His parents enrolled him in a Expert school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Halfling in existence. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Corkitron was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. 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: To share knowledge with the world; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Justice, Logical, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 100 pp. Malachite (15 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Peridot (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. He carries with him a set of longswords, each one with a opal on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has moderate length blonde hair. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving 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: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 300 gp.