Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears tattered old clothes. His black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is typically in her Spice Merchant uniform. Her white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are white.

Personality: Ronwe is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Tiefling conditions. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Spice Merchant for the past few years.

Motivation: Human compassion; and to be a fortune-teller again

Ideals: Extrovert, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a white armored body suit, with a simple brown line shooting up and back down. His auburn hair is heavily combed to the left. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Some 8 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Burto never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism. Bonds: Slave, In love. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 50 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His skin is flawless and his blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 390 gp. Golden pearl (140 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears professional attire. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are violet.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, In love, Poor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 200 gp. Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Black opal (500 gp). 4 Thunderstones. 1 Smokesticks.