Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He likes to wear red tank tops with pastel pants. His moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: In love, Mentor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 100 gp. Jade (90 gp). Malachite (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he tends to wear a large blue jacket. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Nicholas lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears violet leather gloves, a violet jacket, and tight pants. He has moderate length red hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Courier. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was born in a small desert village. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a architect again

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Nature, Slave. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 2900 sp. 1 Good lock. 1 Silk rope.

Description: This man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on his right hand. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Gomory enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

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. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Seamstress who has hired him part-time. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Trey was born with his mother's beautiful face. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Addict, Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 20000 cp.