Description: This slender man stands about 4'11". He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty red coat over it. His chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

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: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned male wears baggy green pantaloons and a grey scarf. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His arcane abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Joker, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Vanuath embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Vanuath was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He hates brigands. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Rolen was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and regain custody of his son

Bonds: Enemies, Slave, Mentor, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: Jasper (50 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). White opal (1100 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. His long black hair reaches down to his waist. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Erdan was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Joker, Persistence. Flaws: Fearful, Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: Black pearl (1500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Rose (30 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.