Description: This man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He is baby faced.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Alex embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His mother worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled mother and took his mother's old job. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Slave. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 2100 sp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length silver hair. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: He is a Carpenter first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is a great chef.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 300 gp. Golden pearl (160 gp). 3 Smokesticks. 2 Acid flasks. 1 Thunderstones.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He typically wears red cloth garments or leather armor. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. 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 is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving 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: Anselm hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (1400 gp). 2 Smokesticks. 3 Holy water.

Description: 5'6" and muscular, this western man likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has no hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His parents enrolled him in a Fighter school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 31000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty violet coat over it. His golden hair, when down, is lengthy. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

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. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he's in love

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 40 pp.