Description: He has a missing left arm. He prefers to wear red clothing when he does not wear armor. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. 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. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

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 grey coat over it. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was born in the north. 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: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 100 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Buckler.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. His silver hair is braided into rings. He has violet eyes and a black hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a black top hat and black clothes. His auburn hair is braided into rings. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Balimaar embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born in the north. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

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

Possessions: 200 gp. Obsidian (16 gp). Jade (80 gp). Banded agate (16 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed black hat.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Human in existence. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Slave, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 700 sp.