Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and is pretty ugly. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Sailor but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he's in love

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 100 gp. Smoky quartz (40 gp). Amber (140 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Iolite (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing left leg. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. Sporting a white mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He wears an eyepatch.

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 a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Nutae 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 Nutae. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He has a blonde handlebar mustache and slicked back blonde hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A gifted student he started as a Slave Trader, but he got bored and became a Stableman. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and balancing his hectic life and new stableman responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted, Entrepeneur, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: He wears a white cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Aerdeth wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: Aerdeth was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 south. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Aerdeth fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist, Fighting. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 4'11", this man is dressed in an above average manner. His hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. He has hazel eyes and a blue hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. 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: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 20 pp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).