Description: She sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. Her gold eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed black hat.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born in a small forest village. She 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. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Zircon (50 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He prefers to wear flannel. His golden hair is still thick. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Paelias was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Nature, Job, Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 500 sp. Pink pearl (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length red hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside his partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Military, Slave. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 2700 gp. Hematite (6 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She carries with her a set of clubs on her belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She has styled her white hair well, parting it to the left. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker blue hat.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She got into the Engraver business at a young age. Her parents enrolled her in a Commoner school at a young age so that she could practice her divine talents. She became a Engraver soon after.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.