Description: This tall, slender man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He sports a flattop hair cut. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Nicholas was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Navigator. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Secretive. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 300 gp. Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull tan iron scale mail. His red hair is knotted and matted. His green eyes peer out from beneath his broad blue hat.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Bookbinder arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In his 14th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Bookbinder responsibilities is difficult; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 2200 sp.

Description: He wears bulky blue painted plate armor. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He has shaved his head bald. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with music. He constantly tries to fill his life with music. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His parents were killed by brigands in a raid when he was still a young child. The brigands captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Many brigands want him driven away.

Ideals: Artistic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 200 gp. Obsidian (14 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp).

Description: A 5'10" southern man, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. His red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Sailor who has hired him part-time. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Robert hails from a village terrorized by orcs. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and revenge

Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Military, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 38000 sp. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time, and carries greataxes. He has shaved his head bald. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. 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: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His first spouse was a Detective, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Slave. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.