Description: A plain young-adult man, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has shaved his head bald. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Spice Merchant born in the past three hundred years. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Rich, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Emerald (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She likes to wear tan tank tops with black skirt, and carries shortspears. Her auburn hair is singed and shortened. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Body Guard arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. After a long history of fighting, Ahlyssa and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Violet garnet (200 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a white vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his white boots flare out at the collars. He has done his best to style his auburn hair to look like a famous performer. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Guy was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He very much looks the part of a Fortune-teller. His auburn hair and beard is wavy and long. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Fortune-teller. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born to a Marshal, his father struggled to pay the bills. He worked as a nervous Fortune-teller and found it very stressful. He struck the Fortune-teller job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 200 gp.