Description: He prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 500 sp. Pink pearl (50 gp).

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. She dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a black coat with green slacks, marred by beers. Her golden hair is wavy and long. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Helen was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. 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 be a Spice Merchant again; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 2'11" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a fancy white suit. He keeps his brown hair in a pixie cut. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Tod is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Military, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a blue collared shirt and yellow pants. He accessorizes with a violet scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He wears his black hair down. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Being a Laborer 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: Seeks redemption; 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: Optimist, Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 350 gp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. A friendly and beautiful Gnome, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gifted student he started as a Jeweler, but he got bored and became a Barber. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: He wants revenge against brigands; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 60 gp.