Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body, and is pretty ugly. His red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

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'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'2" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He tends to wear a large grey jacket. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. His skin is flawless and his brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. While he appears to be a normal Human, 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. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 70 pp. Deep green spinel (160 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Laborer. His hair is long and black with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small tan clips. His beard is auburn, braided, and well cared for. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his green eyes.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the south. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Violet garnet (900 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). 1 Banded mail. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he dresses like a well dressed Cook does. His hair is long and black with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small white clips. His beard is white, braided, and well cared for. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

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. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and balancing his hectic life and new cook responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 100 gp.