Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is typically in his Soapmaker uniform. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He struck the Soapmaker job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 4000 sp. Lapis lazuli (8 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 5'10" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears bulky tan painted plate armor. His blonde hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 500 gp. Moonstone (60 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He wears suspenders and green workpants. His shirt is white, and he wears a heavy green leather apron most of the time. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. He is baby faced.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. A true patriot, Shane would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. 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 built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Rich, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his kukri with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Scribe who has hired him part-time. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He became a Scribe soon after.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and to reunite with his old friends

Bonds: Has a crush, Religious, Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. After coming to the age of reason, Robert took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.