Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears an entirely brown suit with white socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He has shaved his head bald. His ears are large.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Orsik's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 4000 gp. Aquamarine (600 gp). White opal (700 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a worn and beaten armor. She has wavy chestnut hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Theirastra and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Shy. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 6000 gp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (10 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (10 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (100 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears long strands of ruby and short red dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She is baby faced.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Map Maker born in the past three hundred years. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: The child of a Stableman, who enjoyed hunting, Nedda was taken on many hunting expeditions. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She's also a talented Stableman, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family, Nature. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 1100 pp. Jasper (30 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Jet (90 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). White opal (700 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears suspenders and black workpants. Her shirt is brown, and she wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. Her hair is long and golden with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small black clips. She has green eyes and a black hat with a brown feather.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Brakka was born with her father's beautiful face. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She tends to her Spice Merchant job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and balancing her hectic life and new spice merchant responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1000 gp. Citrine (60 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he sports violet clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His hair is white and curly. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Detective

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 17000 gp. Obsidian (11 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Jet (140 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). Coral (140 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Rose (20 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Jasper (20 gp). White opal (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This western man typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep red leather and dull yellow iron scale mail. His clothes are grease stained in places. His chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Burto was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. Burto was born on a far western island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Bounty Hunter. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he has a crush on the local miner

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1100 pp. Gold and ruby ring (9000 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (9000 gp).

Description: She dresses like a well dressed Spice Merchant does. She is physically well-built. Her hair is long and auburn with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small tan clips. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with her Healer father left her crippled. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Spice Merchant.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Terse, Disease. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 400 pp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (120 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (120 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (70 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (120 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (70 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.