Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Erdan is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Erdan was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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: Sabotage a competitor; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Dyer

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

Possessions: 1600 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2800 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (170 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He has a long golden beard with little hanging trinkets. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. A friendly and beautiful Elf, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Guard arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature morningstar.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 3000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears baggy brown pantaloons and a black scarf, and he perpetually has his greataxe ready. His white hair is long and unkept. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. 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: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Alexandrite (800 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Brown diamond (3000 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Black opal (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 4'10" and wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Gennal was born on a far southern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Interpreter. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He is content; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 50 pp. A silver and pearl hairclip (90 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Barkeep. His golden hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Quarion 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. Quarion decided he wanted neither the life of his mother 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 used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and 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

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 200 pp. Gold and ruby ring (9000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (150 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (70 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (70 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (70 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.