Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His silver hair, when down, is lengthy. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. 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: He was born at the edge of vast plains. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 20 pp. Violet garnet (500 gp).

Description: She wears tattered old clothes. Her red hair is smooth and relatively long. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Debt. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she tends to wear a large grey jacket. Her auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Bloodstone (50 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Coral (120 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp).

Description: An older woman who tends to wear a large brown jacket, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. In her 14th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father 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 has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

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

Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Family, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 3000 sp. Red garnet (110 gp). White opal (1500 gp).