Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he sports white clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He wears his auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. 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 in a small desert village. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Thomas alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

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

Possessions: 200 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (170 gp). 1 Disguise kit. 1 Crowbar. 1 Superior lock.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears a worn and beaten armor. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He is baby faced.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Slave, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 2300 sp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Gifted from a young age, Bernard studied abroad. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 50 pp. Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Jet (80 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Miner born in the past three hundred years. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Conrad lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. 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: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the east. Trey was born on a far eastern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Navigator. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

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

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.