Description: A 6'5" southern man, he wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with pastel colored cloaks and clothing. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Spice Merchant born in the past three hundred years. 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, Cloud is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has worked as a Spice Merchant like his father before him.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Spice Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 2000 gp. Alexandrite (1100 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He dresses like a well dressed Fortune-teller does. He is portly but not overly obese. He sports a long chestnut beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He was granted divine powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 300 pp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a pastel collared shirt and yellow pants. He accessorizes with a grey scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His gray fur, when down, is lengthy. This green eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He takes great joy in being the best Painter in town.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tabaxis became a terror of the countryside. He became a Painter soon after.

Motivation: He is content; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Religious, Job, Family. Occupation: Painter

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

Possessions: 8000 gp. Jade (40 gp). Black opal (1000 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Blue-white diamond (4000 gp). White opal (1000 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Jade (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Malachite (7 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered pastel stockings. He has shaved his head bald. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: The child of a Bowyer, who enjoyed hunting, Vonbin was taken on many hunting expeditions. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. After a long history of fighting, Vonbin and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he seems to be bored by most things

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 9000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (10 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (500 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Courier. Her crest is gold and curly. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Courier business.

History: Perra hails from a village terrorized by goblins. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 2000 gp. Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Star ruby (1200 gp). Coral (140 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. She carries with her a set of glaives on her belt, each one with a emerald on the hilt. Her brown hair is long and unkept. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. Pearl is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 400 pp. Star ruby (500 gp). Jade (90 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Jade (90 gp). White opal (500 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears baggy white pantaloons and a tan scarf, and sports empty pouches on his belt. With a patchy red beard and wild red hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 west. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 7000 gp. Moss agate (12 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Fire opal (700 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Coral (160 gp). Rose (30 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp).