Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is wearing a long, grey cloak. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Spice Merchant profession.

History: Dustin was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Some 6 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Dustin never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and expand his business

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Mentor, In love, Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: She is a Dilettante first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Heather was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Slave, Job, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: An older woman who is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down, she is not a threatening figure. Her black hair is singed and shortened. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Human culture. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Navigator.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and human compassion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Banded mail. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'1". She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with writing. She constantly tries to fill her life with writing. She uses divination through singing.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Millicent and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Hematite (12 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Carnelian (80 gp).