Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He wears a colorful flower in his black crest. His red eyes peer out from beneath his small green hat.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Spice Merchant business.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Spice Merchant and was forced into it by his family; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Persistence. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather and is in decent physical shape. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length white crest. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Religious. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has no fur. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Beast was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Warrior, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Warrior in service of a powerful lord somewhere. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Guardian, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears long strands of amber and short grey dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She has a long golden ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with singing. She constantly tries to fill her life with singing. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She comes from a rich western family. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Artistic, Opinionated. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 110 gp. Azurite (6 gp).

Description: This woman wears a grey feathered hat and grey clothes, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was born in the south. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has worked as a Doctor like her mother before her.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Banded mail.