Description: He wears a fancy brown suit, and carries crossbows. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was born in the east. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 6000 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his broad red hat.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. Being a Spice Merchant kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He sports a long auburn beard, and similarly colored long hair. This hazel eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his singing with anyone who is interested.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Barrister. He's also a talented Miller, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 7000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a pastel cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. He carries with him a set of sais on his belt, each one with a emerald on the hilt. Sporting a blonde mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Mundane, Disease. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1000 gp. Deep green spinel (140 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Violet garnet (900 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. He is portly but not overly obese. His blonde hair is thinning but still full. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Aelar was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Military. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1600 gp. Peridot (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Rose (30 gp). Red spinel (60 gp).