Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His white hair has been sun bleached extensively. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Himo speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Himo 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. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (50 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His silver hair is matted, messy, and big. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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 terrified, and will act out of fear; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 900 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp).

Description: He tends to wear a white poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His red hair is braided into rings. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Nutae embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Fortune-teller business.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. 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. Being a Fortune-teller kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 70000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his shortbow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He keeps his long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

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. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Mindartis is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Born in the west to a Shoemaker, Mindartis learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). He has achieved small success as a Shoemaker.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice, Fighting. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 3000 gp.

Description: He is typically in his Bricklayer uniform. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He has moderate length black hair. 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 shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. 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: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He has worked as a Bricklayer like his father before him.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 400 gp.