Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his black robe. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. 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 moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he wears tattered old clothes. He sports a long brown beard, and similarly colored long hair. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Varis has worked very hard to control his curse. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Impulsive, Disease. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 9000 sp. Aquamarine (1000 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Fire opal (1100 gp). Eye agate (9 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is dressed in a clean red cloak covering his clean studded leather. His hair is red and very short. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. The war was a terrible time for him, and Naeris does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Naeris was born the youngest of three triplets. Naeris 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. Naeris 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. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He dresses like a well dressed Miller does. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Aerdeth was born the youngest of three triplets. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Locksmith they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Miller, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted, Persistence. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. 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 likes to make people angry or surprised. Nutae enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Through the years after Nutae was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Nutae's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 400 gp.