Description: This man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a black coat, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Map Maker arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Family, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He stands about 6'5" and is wearing a long, black cloak. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His black hair is long and unkept. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Tûkâ was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Addict. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp).

Description: This southern man is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Navigator. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Navigator work with an outfit from a few towns over. Navigator work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 800 sp.

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 chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Born in the south to a Shipwright, Kâka learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. While he appears to be a normal Half-Orc, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Kâka fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears baggy tan pantaloons and a black scarf. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gold eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: Vassago was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. Vassago was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Vassago decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and 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: Disciplined. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 400 gp.