Description: He is a husky man, who is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His hair is cut close to his head. 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 rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Vanuath was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His father worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled father and took his father's old job. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To unite with his sister.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 2100 gp. Iolite (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His white hair and beard is wavy and long. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Family, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears violet leather gloves, a violet jacket, and tight pants. His red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Sailor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 150 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp).

Description: This man wears a green shirt with thin black vertical stripes and blue pants, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He wears his red hair up in a very large beehive style do. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is well dressed, constantly wearing a tan suit, blue shirt, and green tie. His head has been shaved. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He was granted druidic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Slave. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A small bag of saffron. (80 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.