Description: This tall, slender man wears suspenders and grey workpants. His shirt is pastel, and he wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. He has wavy red hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. Marbas enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Marbas was born with his father's beautiful face. He took after his father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his father taught him to defend himself. When his father died while fighting dire rats, the young Marbas began to lead the lost caravan. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'4" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a tattered pair of loose blue pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Military, Slave. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 18000 sp. Amber (150 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp).

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His silver hair is long and unkept. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Logical, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. Az-Adar enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears a pastel tunic with blue highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around his shoes. His blonde hair is heavily combed to the left. He has gleaming, smiling amber 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. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Slave Trader responsibilities is difficult; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 100 sp. Zircon (60 gp).