Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He usually wears his blue robe and has his hand crossbow always slung over his shoulder. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

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 misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the south. Anselm abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp).

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep violet leather and dull green iron scale mail. With bright chestnut hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned male is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

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: Simon was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. Being born in the west, 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 west 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. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 3000 sp. Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western man is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Spice Merchant. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has done his best to style his silver hair to look like a famous performer. He wears an eyepatch.

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

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. 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. After a long history of fighting, Gerald and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A 5'4" northern man, he wears bulky green painted plate armor. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Henry hails from a village terrorized by goblins. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A deep hatred of goblins; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Guardian, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.