Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 4 Thunderstones. 5 Acid flasks. 5 Acid flasks.

Description: 6'6" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears suspenders and red workpants. His shirt is black, and he wears a heavy red leather apron most of the time. His white hair is cut short. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Spice Merchant profession.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He tends to his Sage job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His silver hair is lengthy. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Diggory embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Diggory was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and human compassion

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Professionalism. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His white hair is still thick. This gray eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Merchant who has hired him part-time. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Merchant and was forced into it by his family; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, In love, Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. He wears an entirely black suit with grey socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He has a hunchback. His golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is a Slave Trader first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Baker profession.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 100 gp.