Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, 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 hair is chestnut and curly. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Server

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1000 sp. Rose (40 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Jade (150 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1000 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 4'11" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His auburn hair is heavily combed to the right. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and balancing his hectic life and new miner responsibilities is difficult

Bonds: Guardian, Has a crush, Slave, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered red stockings. He has a very tight haircut. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and 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

Flaws: Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and red, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He is portly but not overly obese. His auburn hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: The child of a Painter, who enjoyed hunting, Rolen was taken on many hunting expeditions. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 500 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.