Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He tends to wear a tan poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

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 moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. 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 east. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and to unite with his brother

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the north were limited. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Family, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He is an epitome of beauty. He has a very tight haircut. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and he wants to get laid

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 400 gp. Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). 4 Smokesticks. 1 Alchemist’s fire. 4 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. 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: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His hair is short and black. He has blue eyes and a blue hat with a red feather.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. John liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He's in love; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted, Justice. Bonds: Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 3000 sp.