Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. With bright blonde hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Naal 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. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Unemployed. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Unemployed for the past few years.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 400 pp. Violet garnet (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His brown hair is greasy and uncared for. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His first spouse was a Beggar, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1200 gp. Black pearl (300 gp). Amber (40 gp). Moonstone (50 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a green vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His pastel leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his green boots flare out at the collars. His brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Naeris 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. Naeris decided he wanted neither the life of his mother 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears bulky tan painted plate armor. His golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. 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: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter.

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1500 gp. Moss agate (5 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears long strands of aquamarine and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Lamlis will drive conversation. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Extrovert, Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1000 gp.