Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he is dressed in earthy colors with a pastel and yellow handkerchief worn on his right side. His chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Insane. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 100 pp. Rock crystal (20 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has no hair. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Antagonistic, Insane. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 270 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He has shaved his head bald. His half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To unite with his sister.

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Has a crush, Nature, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 32000 sp. 3 Thunderstones. 1 Everburning torch. 1 Holy water. 2 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His hair is short and auburn. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born in a small desert village. A gifted student he started as a Bookbinder, but he got bored and became a Slave Trader. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 380 gp.