Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a brown wide-brimmed hat and brown clothes. His hair is auburn and very short. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: This man loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Gerald liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 50000 cp.

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor, and she perpetually has her sword ready. Sporting a golden mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Elves.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She moved out south to avoid the crime she committed. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: She very much looks the part of a Spice Merchant. She is physically well-built. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her childhood dream was to be a Shipwright, but she was a colossal failure. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing her hectic life and new spice merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Addict. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 700 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp).

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He is wearing a tight pastel one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His black fur is braided into rings. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Emerald grew up listening to his mother's many stories. 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 Slave Trader. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 90 pp. Malachite (7 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He was born into a rich family. While he appears to be a normal Halfling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.