Description: He wears a simple red robe with white stripes complete with hood. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Nature. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He wears a red collared shirt and white pants. He accessorizes with a pastel scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt, and carries longswords. His white hair is knotted and matted. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 110 pp. Alexandrite (1300 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Malachite (16 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'10" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a brown vest and prefers tan and grey shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His hair is short and red. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Heian will drive conversation. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Heian was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. Heian liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 2000 gp. Zircon (70 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears dull violet sweaters, loose yellow pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed falchion, just in case. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Nim was born the youngest of three triplets. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 8000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He carries with him a set of rapiers, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 8000 sp.