Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears dark leathers with embroidery. His head has been shaved. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He got into the Spice Merchant business at a young age. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Spice Merchant. 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: Balancing his hectic life and new Spice Merchant responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1100 pp. Jasper (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Amber (100 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Coral (100 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Zircon (50 gp). White opal (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp).

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He is an epitome of beauty. His hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born into a rich family. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 2000 cp. Black pearl (500 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His white fur is still thick. His eyes are likewise yellow.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Left-Handed embodies much of what other species detest in the Tabaxis. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Left-Handed is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Left-Handed grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 700 gp. 4 Antitoxin. 4 Antitoxin. 1 Tanglefoot bags. 4 Antitoxin.

Description: 3'1" and muscular, this western woman wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her hair is long and chestnut with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small blue clips. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 900 gp. Star rose quartz (80 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his pickaxe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. He is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He comes from a rich western family. 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 south. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and to unite with his sister

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: Just what you see.