Description: He dresses in yellow turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with blue slacks. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is long and black with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small yellow clips. His beard is silver, braided, and well cared for. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. 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 has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 8000 cp. Solid gold idol (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His hair is golden and very short. His ears are large.

Personality: Trey hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born in the north. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. Now he works as a poetry tutor during his time off.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears tattered old clothes. His long white hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 50000 cp.

Description: He is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape, and carries hand crossbows. His moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Frederick fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Crown-heir for hire.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Secretive, Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 30 pp. Rose (50 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Moonstone (50 gp).