Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. His black hair is braided into rings. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: Ahvain speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is obsessed with his god.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Artistic. Bonds: Religious, Job, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 50 pp. Azurite (7 gp). Rose (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp).

Description: Standing 4'7", this man has the majority of his body covered in plate. His white hair is thinning but still full. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A freak accident while working with his Barrister father left him crippled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Cook

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 200 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (140 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a brown costume with the symbols of magic on his torso. He carries a battered shortbow and tarnished scythe as well. His hair is short and silver. His skin is flawless and his amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 800 pp. Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Amber (120 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Rose (30 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Fire opal (1200 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Naill 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. Naill 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. Being a Shoemaker kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 3000 gp. Chrysoprase (20 gp). Citrine (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. He wears his auburn hair up. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. 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 daughter.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Azurite (7 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp).