Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His blonde hair is cut short. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born in the east to a Map Maker, Robert learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Opinionated. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He wears grey trousers with yellow and brown striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'0" when asserting himself. He has a black handlebar mustache and slicked back black hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Gerald grew up listening to his mother's many stories. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Human conditions. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature glaive.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Shy, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 37000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a robe, a symbol of luck around his neck, and a crossbow on his belt. His brown hair is long and unkept. His ears are large.

Personality: He is a Guard first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Guard.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 2600 sp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is wearing a tight green one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Selfish, Greedy. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Balimaar lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict, Impulsive. Bonds: Slave, Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 500 gp. Rhodochrosite (14 gp).