Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has violet eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Glassblower

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

Possessions: 4000 sp. Blue sapphire (1500 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge, and is pretty ugly. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Ahvain has worked very hard to control his curse. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he is content

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 3000 gp. Rock crystal (70 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a glaive, but if one is not available he will default to his rapier. His hair is golden and curly. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Riardon was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Spy.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Spy responsibilities is difficult; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Debt. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (60 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He keeps his auburn hair in a pixie cut. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Soveliss grew up listening to his father's many stories. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 900 pp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (40 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (80 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp).

Description: He wears a grey vest and prefers brown and white shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He has shaved his head bald. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is a great chef.

History: Gifted from a young age, Raer studied abroad. After coming to the age of reason, Raer took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. 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: He is greedy; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Terse. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Iolite (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.