Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. His brown hair is greasy and uncared for. This brown eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Slave. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 100 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp).

Description: 6'6" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length black hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

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

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Onyx (50 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Dyer. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Dyer. He became a Dyer soon after.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and expand his business

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a blue shirt with thin violet vertical stripes and brown pants and is in decent physical shape. He is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around his ears. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His childhood dream was to be a Bather, but he was a colossal failure. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 15 years.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His blonde hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Navigator born in the past three hundred years. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Navigator arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and money/treasure

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record, Rich, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 600 gp.