Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. With bright white hair and a scraggly beard. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1000 gp. Malachite (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp).

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has a long chestnut beard with little hanging trinkets. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Sensitive, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 500 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp).

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He wears his auburn hair down. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Erdan hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Erdan grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Erdan. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 200 pp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (160 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears a tan armored body suit, with a simple white line shooting up and back down. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Galinndan was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Galinndan decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 100 pp. Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Malachite (5 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears professional attire. His blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is afraid of men and trembles around them

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. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: To end his boredom.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane, Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1000 pp. Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Canary diamond (5000 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Hematite (13 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.