Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a fancy brown suit. He keeps his brown hair in a flapper bob. This violet eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Terse, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 10 pp. A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (900 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (900 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his green eyes.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Ernest is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Ernest was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Justice. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: 6'3" and muscular, this western man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. With bright blonde hair and a scraggly beard. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. 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: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. 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 spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 300 gp. Coral (70 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His hair is long and white with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small pastel clips. His beard is brown, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of goblins once and for all.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. 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: To unite with his sister; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Banded mail. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has a long blonde beard with little hanging trinkets. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He got into the Stableman business at a young age. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Stableman work with an outfit from a few towns over. Stableman work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.