Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. 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.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 4000 gp. Black pearl (700 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Jet (40 gp). Sard (50 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp).

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Elves. His skin is light but he possesses many tan ritualistic tattoos. He prefers to wear flannel. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the right. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To protect his home.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Nature, In love. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Deep green spinel (40 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp).

Description: He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Spice Merchant. His red hair is greasy and uncared for. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family When Paelias reached his early adolescence his Elf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Hedonist, Forgetful. Bonds: Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a simple grey robe with brown stripes complete with hood. His hair is long and blonde with streaks of golden, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is golden, braided, and well cared for. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the south. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 140 pp.

Description: Standing 5'1", this man wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. He sports a long auburn beard, and similarly colored long hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Koeth was raised in a hard working conservative environment. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has achieved small success as a Weaver.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, In love. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: Just what you see.