Description: This man is very fat, and wears a grey costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. 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 moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 15000 cp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His brown hair is thinning but still full. His ears are large.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Assassin work with an outfit from a few towns over. Assassin 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: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 6000 sp. Silver pearl (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man wears a black broad hat and black clothes. His clothes are grease stained in places. His black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Tim was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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 has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 40 pp. Golden pearl (130 gp). 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is typically in his Merchant uniform. He wears his chestnut hair up. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the east. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Merchant for the past few years.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his bow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. With a patchy chestnut beard and wild chestnut hair. This hazel eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Hugh hails from a village terrorized by giants. He dropped out of school to support his sick father, and resented it. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 200 gp. Rock crystal (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Hematite (13 gp).