Description: 4'0" and muscular, this eastern man wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Rurik will drive conversation. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Spice Merchant arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert, Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 500 gp. Blue sapphire (400 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). 1 Average lock.

Description: He wears a red collared shirt and grey pants. He accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He carries with him a set of daggers on his belt, each one with a emerald on the hilt. He has a very tight haircut. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Ghaliver was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 310 gp. Malachite (13 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 4'11" and wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. Her black hair is cut short. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. She found a children's book about a Elf Fighter who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To be a Mercenary again; and balancing her hectic life and new sailor responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Insomniac, Secretive. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Poor. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'0" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She has slicked back red hair. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

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 used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Born in the north to a Dilettante, Anbera learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Anbera liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Persistence, Professionalism. Bonds: Job, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Jasper (20 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Canary diamond (8000 gp). Jade (130 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.