Description: He wears black painted combat armor at almost all times, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'9" when asserting himself. His blonde hair is thinning but still full. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: Thervan was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Slave Trader and was forced into it by his family; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 2000 sp. Hematite (10 gp).

Description: An older man who wears just a blue suit, he is not a threatening figure. His white hair has been sun bleached extensively. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Berrian grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and regain custody of his daughter

Flaws: Hedonist, Forgetful. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 4000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1600 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (50 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy golden hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray 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 cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Eiravel lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 30 pp. Obsidian (14 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Iolite (50 gp).

Description: He wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants. He is physically well-built. His hair is long and brown with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small blue clips. His beard is red, braided, and well cared for. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. In his youth he was a Bellfounder, and wanted to be a champion fighter when he grew up. He was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives he lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. He saw the brutality and swore off his fighting aspirations, taking his younger brother on his back after seeing his parents die, and fled the country. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is content; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, PTSD, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Heian was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Religious, Debt. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (60 gp).