Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

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. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Spice Merchant profession.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing his hectic life and new sculptor responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 8000 gp. Star rose quartz (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She carries with her a set of falchions on her belt, each one with a emerald on the hilt. She has dyed her greying silver crest a little too much giving a sharp silver color. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Chassath grew up listening to her father's many stories. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Carter

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 900 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (170 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears dull blue sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed axe, just in case. His brown hair and beard is wavy and long. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He dropped out of school to support his sick father, and resented it. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Navigator they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Courier, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Family, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 5000 gp. Pink pearl (50 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Coral (50 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Dwarf, and stands approximately 4'3". He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat, and his gloved hand is found clutching a kukri. His chestnut hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Gardain was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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 Stylist. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1400 pp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (80 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (80 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1200 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (90 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp).

Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her hair is dark red and curly. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She uses divination through singing.

History: Ronwe was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Ronwe took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up warhammer and armor she uses now. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 7000 gp. Sard (30 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Fire opal (700 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She tends to wear a large black jacket. She carries with her a set of clubs, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her scarlet crest is thinning but still full. This red eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 500 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2700 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (180 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (180 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (180 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (180 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is typically in his Unemployed uniform. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He got into the Unemployed business at a young age. In his 17th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Impulsive, Fearful, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 7000 gp. Blue quartz (10 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.