Description: 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 carries with him a set of flails, each one with a amber on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length blue hair. He has silver eyes and a green hat with a violet feather.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. 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, Merihim is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears professional attire. Her brown hair is lengthy. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Ovak was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gifted student she started as a Merchant, but she got bored and became a Miner. Recently the stress of being a Miner has made it difficult for her to sleep.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Terse, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 400 gp. Amber (150 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears dark leathers with embroidery. His black hair is lengthy. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Spice Merchant born in the past three hundred years. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He worked as a nervous Spice Merchant and found it very stressful. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Spice Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Hematite (7 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man tends to wear a large black jacket and is in decent physical shape. With bright chestnut hair and a scraggly beard. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Hunter for the past few years.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 4000 sp. Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp).

Description: He stands about 4'10" and prefers to wear flannel. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His hair is chestnut and very short. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Cory lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

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 his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Nature. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.