Description: He is a husky man, who is wearing a long, red, dusty cloak. His moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. 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 Stylist. He's also a talented Jeweler, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive, Nature, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 140 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp).

Description: He tends to wear a large white jacket. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly glaives and greatswords. His brown hair is braided into rings. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; 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: Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around her neck, and a axe on her belt. She sports a flattop fur cut. Her copper eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Spice Merchant. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Elegant was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Spice Merchant. 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: Further expansion of business; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Persistence. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His blonde hair is lengthy. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: Senteq was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Senteq was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Senteq decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He has worked as a Brewer like his father before him.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; 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

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Onyx (80 gp).

Description: She wears suspenders and black workpants. Her shirt is grey, and she wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. She carries a battered longbow and tarnished dagger as well. Her hair is purple and curly. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady silver eyes.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Layabout work with an outfit from a few towns over. Layabout work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Revenge; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 130 gp.