Description: He is lean but muscular and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His hair is cut close to his head. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Born in the west to a Spice Merchant, Ekemon learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He has achieved small success as a Spice Merchant.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Antagonistic, Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 340 gp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His dark red hair has been sun bleached extensively. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was born into a rich family. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 150 gp. Red garnet (120 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her white fur is thinning but still full. Her fierce copper eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Born in the east to a Masseuse, Serpent learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She became a Masseuse soon after.

Motivation: Expand her business; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a scythe on her belt. Her purple hair is braided into rings. Her red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Jeweler but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'8". He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His crest is bronze and very short. His gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was born into a rich family. He found a children's book about a Dragonborn Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Joker, Professionalism, Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a simple yellow robe with blue stripes complete with hood. He is physically well-built. His golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In his 14th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Soveliss alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 20 gp. Chalcedony (70 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'2" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears skinny pants and wears a green and blue robe with the hood down. Her blue hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her silver eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She now owns her own business.

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

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He keeps his white crest in a flapper bob. His eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the south. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Justice, Philantrophist. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a simple blue robe with grey stripes complete with hood. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. In her 15th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 110 gp.