Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he prefers to wear flannel. His white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Frederick hails from a village terrorized by drow. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by drow. Frederick was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: Revenge; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 20000 sp. Jasper (70 gp).

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'9" when asserting himself. His long black hair reaches down to his waist. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 20 pp. Banded agate (16 gp).

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull green iron scale mail. He carries with him a set of falchions on his belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. His tied-back hair is white. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 1600 gp. Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Sard (20 gp).

Description: Standing 5'10", this man is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He keeps his blonde hair in a flapper bob. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the east were limited. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. In his 10th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Tim alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and wants to raise his children well

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 400 gp.