Description: He has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his blue robe. His golden hair is knotted and matted. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He 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. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 7000 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Fire opal (1100 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Malachite (14 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He keeps his long white hair kept up in a rat tail. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Banker but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born in the north. A freak accident while working with his Scribe mother left him crippled. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Disease, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 4000 gp.

Description: This malnourished man prefers to wear yellow pants and tee shirts. With a patchy auburn beard and wild auburn hair. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Gifted from a young age, John studied abroad. He 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. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 7000 gp. Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Coral (40 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Masseuse business.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He is typically in his Crown-heir uniform. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has worked as a Crown-heir like his mother before him.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Gifted, Philantrophist, Fighting. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 600 pp. Moonstone (60 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Jacinth (7000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears professional attire. He has done his best to style his silver crest to look like a famous performer. He has red eyes.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Spice Merchant. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born into a rich family. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 3000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman wears dull green sweaters, loose red pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed nunchaku, just in case. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on her right hand. She sports a flattop crest cut. Her eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. In her 18th year, her parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Farideh alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother.

Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Family, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.