Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He keeps his brown hair in a flapper bob. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Secretive. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down and is in decent physical shape. His auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and to be a sculptor again

Flaws: Shy, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 7000 cp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his spear with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Knight

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

Possessions: 22000 cp. Golden pearl (70 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Everard hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Everard was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

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

Possessions: 200 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 5'4" western man, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and yellow, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. With a patchy red beard and wild red hair. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. 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: Gifted from a young age, Balimaar studied abroad. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Stableman. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Justice, Gifted, Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 300 gp.