Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is wearing a long, blue cloak. He wears his red hair up in a very large beehive style do. This amber eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He got into the Merchant business at a young age. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has worked as a Merchant like his father before him.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand his business

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His chestnut hair is long and unkept. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Baker. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Dondon 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. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He tends to his Baker job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 15000 gp. Hematite (12 gp). Onyx (50 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears pastel painted combat armor at almost all times. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His ears are large.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. 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: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 600 pp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (40 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (40 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (40 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (30 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older man who wears light armors faded through time and improper care, he is not a threatening figure. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. His black eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. In his 18th 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. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Pacifist, Professionalism. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 400 pp. Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Coral (140 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp).

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright yellow and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. With wild brown hair. 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 swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the west. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Black opal (700 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Jade (100 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). Jade (100 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. He wears his orange fur down. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Left-Handed fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Nature, Debt. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 8000 gp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She carries with her a set of whips, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. 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 extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She takes great joy in being the best Beggar in town.

History: Cecily was born with her mother's beautiful face. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She's also a talented Navigator, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Beggar responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Eye agate (8 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.