Description: A plain young-adult man, he prefers to wear flannel. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

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. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His brown hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was born in the south. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Alex has worked very hard to control his curse. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 3000 sp. Alexandrite (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She keeps her blonde hair in a flapper bob. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Griselda lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Griselda was born on a far western plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Spice Merchant. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Full Plate. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield. 1 Breastplate.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a brown coat. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has no hair. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Military. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 100 gp. Moss agate (4 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp).