Description: An older man who wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, he is not a threatening figure. His red hair is knotted and matted. He has green eyes and a violet hat with a green feather.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Richard abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 50 pp. Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

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

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Justice. Flaws: Emotional, Antagonistic. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light white in addition to tight pants. He has a very tight haircut. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

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 also has developed a complete distrust of the Spice Merchant profession.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Nicholas was born on a far western desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Mayor. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 200 gp. Chalcedony (50 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a blue coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon his head. He keeps his long white hair kept up in a rat tail. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Charles was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Through the years after Charles was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Charles's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man wears a yellow vest and prefers tan and black shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on his left hand. His white hair is cut short. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Don speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Debt. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 200 gp.