Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and black handkerchief worn on his right side. His skin is also unnaturally pale. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. 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 is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 7000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He keeps his golden hair in a pixie cut. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Lucan wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Spice Merchant but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Pacifist. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 2100 gp. Sardonyx (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Onyx (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 4'8". He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His hair is short and black. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Elven conditions. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

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

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He has a missing left leg. He is typically in his Stableman uniform. His black hair and beard is wavy and long. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Erevan was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Erevan 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. Erevan decided he wanted neither the life of his father 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. He tends to his Stableman job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing his hectic life and new stableman responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 350 pp. Blue star sapphire (500 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a black coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon his head. His golden hair is singed and shortened. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Assassin. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Carrie lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 2000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).