Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and black handkerchief worn on his left side. His hair is red and curly. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and doesn't want to be a ploughman and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Rich, Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 160 gp. Brown-green garnet (110 gp).

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Tabaxi, and stands approximately 6'2". She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress), and her gloved hand is found clutching a halberd. Her white fur is smooth and relatively long. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Flask was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and to prove her worth to the world

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 140 gp. Solid gold idol (200 gp).

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his ceremonial dagger with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length white hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Spice Merchant business.

History: Conrad was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. 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 drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature ceremonial dagger.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. She is physically well-built. She has done her best to style her gray fur to look like a famous performer. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Nimble grew up listening to her father's many stories. 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: She desires power and/or immortality; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 240 gp.