Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His white hair is thinning but still full. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. 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 in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 30 pp. Black star sapphire (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His parents enrolled him in a Paladin school at a young age so that he could practice his necromantic talents. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ralf fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Miller

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This malnourished man wears dull black sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed spear, just in case. His golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Because his father participated in the massacre of their homeland, illithids burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his mother from journeying north to reunite his family. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 200 gp. Black star sapphire (700 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a robe, a symbol of luck around his neck, and a falchion on his belt. His hair is long and brown with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small pastel clips. His beard is silver, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is mildly Human supremacist, though he does not identify as such. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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 got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Human compassion.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist, Addict. Bonds: Mentor, Military. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 40 pp. Deep blue spinel (900 gp).

Description: He has a missing left arm. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His hair is long and red with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small white clips. His beard is black, braided, and well cared for. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: Theobald wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Warlock, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He also has developed a complete distrust of the Seamstress profession.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Spice Merchant. He became a Spice Merchant soon after.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Azurite (9 gp).