Description: This northern man wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His clothes are grease stained in places. His brown hair is lengthy. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the north. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Humans in Clerebold's homeland. Clerebold decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Clerebold fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Many giants want him driven away.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools. 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. He has no hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 11000 cp. Black pearl (300 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and wears tattered old clothes. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Professionalism, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with grey colored cloaks and clothing, and he perpetually has his morningstar ready. His red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. 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. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Through the years after Balimaar was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Balimaar's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1300 sp. White pearl (50 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp).

Description: 6'4" and muscular, this eastern man wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with blue colored cloaks and clothing. His golden hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He takes great joy in being the best Bather in town.

History: Wymar lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Bather.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools. 1 Small steel mirror. 1 Superior lock.