Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft yellow waves gently in the breeze. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her black hair has been sun bleached extensively. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Avice was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and balancing her hectic life and new navigator responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted, Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and wears baggy grey pantaloons and a tan scarf. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His hair is blonde and curly. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Spice Merchant profession.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Thomas has worked very hard to control his curse. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Shoemaker responsibilities is difficult; and he is content

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Azurite (7 gp). Jet (160 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp).

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Beatrice was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. 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 Barber.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Slave, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 3000 sp. Jet (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp).

Description: He is renowned for his bright tan suits and hats, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'2" when asserting himself. His black hair is braided into rings. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Peter was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 10 pp.