Description: An older man who wears many layers of old clothing at all times, he is not a threatening figure. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Dean isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Human unity. He is obsessed with his god.

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. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Spice Merchant. He struck the Spice Merchant job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Military, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). 1 Banded mail.

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 black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He became a Shepherd soon after.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Shepherd responsibilities is difficult; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Logical. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: Malachite (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has a hunchback. His hair is long and chestnut with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small green clips. His beard is blonde, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. 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. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Debt. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'8" and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his violet eyes.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. After months of barely getting by, Anthony managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: An older man who is dressed in earthy colors with a violet and blue handkerchief worn on his right side, he is not a threatening figure. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Nicholas was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Flaws: Mundane, Impulsive, PTSD. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: Lapis lazuli (14 gp). 1 Magnifying glass. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.