Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. His golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1000 gp. Moonstone (70 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has no hair. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker brown hat.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He got into the Cartwright business at a young age. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Cartwright work with an outfit from a few towns over. Cartwright work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has achieved small success as a Cartwright.

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

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 12000 gp. Sard (20 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Amber (150 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). White opal (400 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Amber (150 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Coral (150 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Jade (150 gp).

Description: This malnourished man likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. He sports a long black beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Gennal was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Spice Merchant. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and doesn't want to be a spice merchant and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Mentor, Job, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 200 gp. Carnelian (70 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Azurite (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Butcher business.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the west. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Elves in Hadarai's homeland. Hadarai decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 4000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His auburn hair is still thick. His ears are large.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 50000 cp. Golden pearl (120 gp). Jade (120 gp). Black opal (1500 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Peridot (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.