Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Anselm has worked very hard to control his curse. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His brown hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Black pearl (900 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a white coat. Sporting a chestnut mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he feels threatened by others

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Malachite (6 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 5'2". He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it, and his gloved hand is found clutching a longsword. His auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Chad grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Chad. After months of barely getting by, Chad managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

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 greedy

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. His long auburn hair reaches down to his waist. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

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. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1400 sp.