Description: He is lean but muscular and very much looks the part of a Spice Merchant. His white hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was born in the east. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 9 years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 300 gp. Alexandrite (1200 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp).

Description: He wears a tan costume with the symbols of the sun god on his torso. He carries with him a set of ceremonial daggers on his belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. He has white hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He works hard and plays hard.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Melech fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'8" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. His hair is short and purple. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his white eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Xappan embodies much of what other species detest in the Tieflings. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Xappan was born with his mother's beautiful face. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the west were limited. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to reunite with his absent mother

Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family, Guardian. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His blue hair is still thick. His red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Bowyer. He struck the Bowyer job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

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