Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his sai with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt, and is pretty ugly. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered north to less war torn lands. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 17000 cp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a black coat with brown slacks. His silver hair is still thick. This gray eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Hugh's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he likes to wear grey tank tops with black pants, and is pretty ugly. He has no hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Gerard was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Humans in Gerard's homeland. Gerard decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is content.

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

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy blonde stubble. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. He has a hunchback. He wears his blonde hair up. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: Gifted from a young age, Gilbert studied abroad. A freak accident while working with his Doctor father left him crippled. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and a strong sense of loyalty to human people

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 39000 sp. Azurite (10 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a fancy yellow suit. His hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the south. 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 ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Glassblower for the past few years.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 3000 cp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item.