Description: This southern man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a green coat. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. 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 son.

History: Aerdeth was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. In his 20th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a crossbow on his belt. His blonde hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Eiravel was born with his father's beautiful face. Eiravel was born on a far northern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Weaver. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

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: Fighting, Persistence, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1600 gp. Carnelian (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: Laucian 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. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

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

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 3000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a white shirt with thin yellow vertical stripes and tan pants. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Naal hails from a village terrorized by brigands. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Naal alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Revenge; and he seems to be bored by most things

Flaws: Mundane, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 4'8" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has shaved his head bald. His skin is flawless and his amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Religious. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1900 pp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (70 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.