Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He is renowned for his bright blue suits and hats. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Human compassion; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Terse, Racist. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 80 pp. Red spinel (120 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His red hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. The war was a terrible time for him, and Kody does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered south to less war torn lands. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, PTSD. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 300 gp. Solid gold idol (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. His silver hair is still thick. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Through the years after Bernard was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Bernard's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Alexandrite (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears professional attire. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His tied-back hair is silver. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Born in the north to a Spice Merchant, Hunter learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has worked as a Spice Merchant like his father before him.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and balancing his hectic life and new spice merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 3000 cp. Hematite (12 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His tied-back hair is blonde. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He uses divination through singing.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the west. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 30 pp.