Description: This man is very fat, and wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He has shaved his head bald. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Unemployed hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears tattered old clothes. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He got into the Scribe business at a young age. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Scribe for hire.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (60 gp).

Description: He stands about 5'6" and wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a glaive on his belt. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He has moderate length golden hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'0". He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has done his best to style his golden hair to look like a famous performer. He has hazel eyes and a black hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born in a small island village. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and doesn't want to be a sailor and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 2900 sp.

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Alex was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

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

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 100 gp.