Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He carries with him a set of scimitars, each one with a amber on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Painter who has hired him part-time. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Lance was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Painter for hire.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Job, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A 5'1" eastern man, he wears a simple brown robe with grey stripes complete with hood. He wears a colorful flower in his auburn hair. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Alex will drive conversation. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. Alex was born on a far eastern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Knight. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. 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: He was born in a small forest village. His mother 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; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Nature. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 700 sp. Amber (70 gp).

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He tends to wear a blue poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around his ears. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born in the east to a Masseuse, Peter learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has worked as a Masseuse like his mother before him.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 70 pp.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'6". He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His hair is short and silver. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

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. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Gifted, Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Just what you see.