Description: A 6'6" northern man, he dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a black coat with yellow slacks. He has a long auburn beard with little hanging trinkets. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Ar-Karo grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Ar-Karo. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: 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; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears a brown vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her brown boots flare out at the collars. She has done her best to style her cinnamon fur to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: She is a Mercenary first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. 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 Mercenary. Some 5 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Jade never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Job, In love, Debt. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. Her white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her silver eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Black opal (600 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'2" and muscular, this northern man wears violet leather gloves, a violet jacket, and tight pants. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy auburn hair. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Spice Merchant born in the past three hundred years. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Justice. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1400 gp. Solid gold idol (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (60 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2900 gp). A small bag of saffron. (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.