Description: This malnourished man is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Gifted from a young age, Efferil studied abroad. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Efferil grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Efferil. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His tied-back hair is white. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Born to a Soapmaker, his father struggled to pay the bills. Riardon was born on a far eastern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Bookbinder. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 11000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Carter. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has worked as a Carter like his father before him.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand his business

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family, Nature. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 300 gp. Blue quartz (14 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp).

Description: This man tends to wear a green poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Tharivol hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He takes great joy in being the best Cook in town.

History: Born in the east to a Cook, Tharivol learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Cook responsibilities is difficult; and to be a painter again

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 120 pp. Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Emerald (1600 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp).

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his hammer, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. He has a long white beard with little hanging trinkets. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: He is a Bellfounder first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He's also a talented Navigator, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 13000 sp. Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Coral (130 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Amber (130 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.