Description: He is dressed in an above average manner. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His hair is cut close to his head. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is typically in his Carter uniform. He has a very tight haircut. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Raer was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gifted student he started as a Baker, but he got bored and became a Carter. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Expand his business; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 14000 sp.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'5" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. His black hair is thinning but still full. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father 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 west; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 4000 sp. White pearl (120 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Coral (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. His parents were killed by orcs in a raid when he was still a young child. The orcs captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. 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 wants to meet his childhood hero; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 100000 cp. Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). White opal (700 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a brown shirt, with a blue mid length shorts with blue tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Sporting a auburn mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

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 always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Butcher business.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 600 pp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (70 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.