Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He wears a pastel tunic with green highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around his shoes, marred by beers. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Shane's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Shane lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the south were limited. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around his neck, and a flail on his belt. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He sports a long blonde beard, and similarly colored long hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He bought a flail and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Slave, Nature. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: Standing 5'3", this man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has done his best to style his auburn hair to look like a famous performer. This brown eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Spice Merchant. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Miles has worked very hard to control his curse. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing his hectic life and new spice merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Forgetful, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 300 gp. Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Lance will drive conversation. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's in love; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Extrovert, Logical. Flaws: Disease, Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern man prefers to wear flannel. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the east. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Laborer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He wants to get laid.

Flaws: Addict, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 2200 sp. Banded agate (14 gp).