Description: 6'0" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears baggy black pantaloons and a white scarf. His long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He works hard and plays hard.

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. He worked as a nervous Spice Merchant and found it very stressful. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Hedonist, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 5000 cp. Chalcedony (40 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He keeps his blonde hair in a pixie cut. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born in a small desert village. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Ruler hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: This southern woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her fur is red and very short. Her yellow eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She works hard and plays hard.

History: The child of a Barber, who enjoyed hunting, Cloud was taken on many hunting expeditions. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Map Maker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she has a crush on the local barber

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 30 gp. Deep blue spinel (300 gp).

Description: She is wearing a long, brown cloak. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Passionate, Philantrophist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Darkwood Shield.