Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he usually wears his pastel robe and has his sword always slung over his shoulder. He has shaved his head bald. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Nicholas is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Joker, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Religious. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This western man prefers to wear tan clothing when he does not wear armor. His clothes are grease stained in places. His brown hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born in the west. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears a violet collared shirt and black pants. He accessorizes with a grey scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. 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. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Revenge; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1200 gp. Amber (50 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). White opal (1200 gp). Sard (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has shaved his head bald. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Bather. He became a Bather soon after.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand his business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 600 sp.