Description: This tall, slender man is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the west were limited. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Debt. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 60 pp.

Description: He tends to wear a brown poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt, and carries kukris. He has moderate length black hair. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Breastplate. 1 Breastplate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: An older man who likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, he is not a threatening figure. He has no hair. This brown eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing dancing.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Through the years after Randal was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Randal's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Randal and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and revenge

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears dull violet sweaters, loose red pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed lance, just in case. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. He has brown eyes and a violet hat with a red feather.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 400 gp. Silver ewer (50 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Sporting a white mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. 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 inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 20 pp.