Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has wavy white hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 22000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'2" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His silver hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Heward lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Family, Guardian. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 400 sp. Deep green spinel (50 gp). 3 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He wears a worn and beaten armor, marred by teas. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy red hair. He has hazel eyes and a green hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Kyle was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Fisher work with an outfit from a few towns over. Fisher work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: To be a Shoemaker again; and many dire rats want him driven away

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Banded agate (8 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp).

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with pastel lining and desert motifs. His blonde hair and beard is wavy and long. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Gilbert is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He has all his life been fascinated with singing.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Extrovert, Artistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 100 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (120 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (120 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. 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 raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Shipwright arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Addict, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 46000 sp. 1 Half-Plate.