Description: He is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has a hunchback. His head has been shaved. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1000 gp. Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (60 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (150 gp).

Description: He wears pastel trousers with green and tan striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He carries with him a set of axes on his belt, each one with a emerald on the hilt. His black hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Naal was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Naal was born on a far southern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Shepherd. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Religious, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 2000 gp. Iolite (60 gp).

Description: This malnourished man wears green trousers with brown and red striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Born in the north to a Body Guard, Varis learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Body Guard for the past few years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to be a dyer again

Flaws: Disease, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Job, Nature. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 300 gp. Aquamarine (800 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and he perpetually has his axe ready. He has no hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. This brown eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Himo 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 Himo. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item.