Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His white fur is lengthy. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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 east; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Opinionated, Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (110 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 6'2" western man, he tends to wear a large black jacket. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Vrondiss was born with his father's beautiful face. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Opinionated, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Rich, Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 200 gp. Aquamarine (300 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Black pearl (300 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who wears professional attire. Sporting a blonde mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He got into the Performer business at a young age. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the south were limited. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Performer for the past few years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Persistence, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 400 pp. Eye agate (12 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Red garnet (60 gp).

Description: He is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, grey shirt, and black tie. He carries with him a set of rapiers on his belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He got into the Spice Merchant business at a young age. Corkitron was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Corkitron decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Religious, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Thervan is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted, Justice, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.