Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born in the south to a Apothecary, Khrosh learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Spice Merchant again; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Terse, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Debt. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp).

Description: This man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on his left hand. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. This gray eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Raer hails from a village terrorized by giants. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Passionate. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 500 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1900 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. Her red hair is cut short. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Sculptor. She has achieved small success as a Sculptor.

Motivation: She is greedy; and obtaining odd cultural dragonborn artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 4000 sp. Black pearl (400 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Jade (70 gp). Coral (70 gp).

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears a robe, a symbol of strength around her neck, and a rapier on her belt. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length white hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Dwarves in Eldeth's homeland. Eldeth decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: Just what you see.