Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His silver hair is lengthy. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. 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: He was born at the edge of vast plains. 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 Sage. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: Many orcs want him driven away; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Family, Nature, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears skinny pants and wears a yellow and green robe with the hood down. His blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He was born into a rich family. Balimaar liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and expand his business

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 2200 sp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length red hair. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born in a small island village. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Hugh has worked very hard to control his curse. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 10000 sp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a tattered pair of loose violet pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. After coming to the age of reason, Conrad took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Server

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. With bright blonde hair and a scraggly beard. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: Gifted from a young age, Reynard studied abroad. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Human people; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Onyx (40 gp).