Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Adventurer, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with yellow lining and desert motifs. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He sports a long silver beard, and similarly colored long hair. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken from his home at a very young age. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. She has blue eyes and a blue hat with a grey feather.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. 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: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. In her 15th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Ella alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Human compassion; and expand her business

Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Amber (80 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp).

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and brown handkerchief worn on her left side, and carries sickles. She has slicked back silver hair. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. In her 19th 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 has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Job, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 3000 sp. Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp).