Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His tied-back hair is chestnut. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, In love, Military. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Azurite (14 gp). 1 Spyglass. 1 Climber’s kit. 1 Average lock.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His silver hair is knotted and matted. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

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

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insane. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 2200 sp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he is dressed in an above average manner. He has dyed his greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Tim lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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 has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 40000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs, he is not a threatening figure. His chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is an amazing painter.

History: Guy lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In his 18th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears tattered old clothes. His chestnut hair is lengthy. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He is a Shipwright first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Shipwright work with an outfit from a few towns over. Shipwright work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Shipwright for the past few years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand his business

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 200 gp. Hematite (13 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). White opal (900 gp). Peridot (70 gp).