Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Shipwright profession.

History: Vanuath was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. His childhood dream was to be a Shipwright, but he was a colossal failure. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Persistence, Athletic. Bonds: Slave, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1800 gp. Citrine (60 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Hematite (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around his neck, and a shield on his belt. He is physically well-built. His brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. A true patriot, Adran would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Adran was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Mentor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Aquamarine (1200 gp). Emerald (400 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). 1 Disguise kit.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His white hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

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. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1600 gp. Alexandrite (1400 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a warhammer, but if one is not available he will default to his trident. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly tridents and warhammers. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: Riardon speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is a great chef.

History: Riardon hails from a village terrorized by orcs. Riardon 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. Riardon 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. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 2000 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2100 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He very much looks the part of a Spice Merchant. He has a hunchback. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has worked as a Spice Merchant like his mother before him.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 3000 sp. Azurite (14 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Azurite (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.