Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears long strands of jet and short pastel dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He is a Spice Merchant first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Gifted from a young age, Shane studied abroad. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Map Maker again; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Yvonne speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Merchant. His long brown hair reaches down to his waist. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Being a Merchant kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Nature, Slave. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress), and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She uses divination through singing.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.