Description: A 6'3" northern man, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy golden hair. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Spice Merchant business.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. After a long history of fighting, Cory and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. Chalcedony (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Amber (130 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 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.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her falchion with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She has slicked back chestnut hair. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is mildly Halfling supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: The child of a Soapmaker, who enjoyed hunting, Nora was taken on many hunting expeditions. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 4000 gp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (20 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a blue tunic with tan highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker blue hat.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: Anastrianna hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. After coming to the age of reason, Anastrianna took it upon herself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Gifted, Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1100 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his quarterstaff with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His silver hair is matted, messy, and big. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. 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: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Crown-heir for the past few years.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and expand his business

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Crown-heir

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

Possessions: 1000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp).

Description: This eastern woman wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Jillian enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Barber hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She is content.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 6000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2500 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (90 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2100 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (90 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Gold and ruby ring (3000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (90 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (90 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born in a small island village. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to protect his home

Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Guardian, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 9000 gp. Solid gold idol (1000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2400 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. He has no hair. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Iolite (60 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.