Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Born in the west to a Merchant, Kipper learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 700 gp. Smoky quartz (40 gp). Coral (40 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Jade (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he tends to wear a blue poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Masseuse born in the past three hundred years. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the north. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Elven conditions. He has achieved small success as a Masseuse.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Racist, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. 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: Wants her loneliness to end; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep red leather and dull brown iron scale mail. She is portly but not overly obese. Her red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She is baby faced.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Andry was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She is content; and balancing her hectic life and new slave trader responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 900 gp. Sardonyx (50 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Citrine (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.