Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Dwarves. His skin is light but he possesses many green ritualistic tattoos. He wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. His red hair is matted, messy, and big. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and wants to raise his children well

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Family, Nature, In love. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 380 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: This light-skinned male wears a tight fitting pastel shirt and pants. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length silver hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

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. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Guard

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 24000 sp. Black pearl (800 gp). Fire opal (1400 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1400 gp).

Description: He sports blue clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He carries with him a set of whips on his belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He has wavy brown hair. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was born into a rich family. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. Being a Stableman kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears long strands of aquamarine and short red dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His red eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. A true patriot, Rhogar would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. 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: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Coral (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a green cloak and cross-gartered black stockings and is in decent physical shape. He keeps his blonde hair in a pixie cut. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Athletic, Logical, Philantrophist. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: Fire opal (1100 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item.