Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a brown collared shirt and green pants. He accessorizes with a pastel scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He wears his white fur up. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Spice Merchant. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Spice Merchant for hire.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 26000 sp. Deep green spinel (50 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern woman wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a tan coat. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her blonde hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady hazel eyes.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Mason but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born in the south. Thiala was born on a far southern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Mason. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Silk rope. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. She wears a simple violet robe with black stripes complete with hood. She has a hunchback. Her auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. Her brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 4000 gp. Gold and ruby ring (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (800 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. His hair is long and brown with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small blue clips. His beard is black, braided, and well cared for. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Gifted from a young age, Raer studied abroad. Raer was born on a far eastern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Cartwright. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: 6'2" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Adventurer, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Onyx (50 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp).

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He keeps his red hair in a flapper bob. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Gildmak enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Hedonist, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 8 Acid flasks. 1 Thunderstones.

Description: He stands about 3'11" and is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Bather. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Bather and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: Iolite (40 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she tends to wear a yellow poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Scribe arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Griselda was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 140 gp. Jasper (70 gp).

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears tattered old clothes. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Lamlis took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up shield and armor he uses now. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Nature. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 400 gp. Azurite (5 gp). Coral (60 gp).