Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and money/treasure

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 600 gp. White opal (1400 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a tan coat. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. A gifted student he started as a Fisher, but he got bored and became a Spice Merchant. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Spice Merchant for the past few years.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Spice Merchant and was forced into it by his family; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

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

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1200 gp. Fire opal (1400 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Black star sapphire (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants, and carries sickles. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. 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: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1900 gp. Tourmaline (110 gp). Citrine (30 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Rose (30 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Emerald (700 gp).

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright violet and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He carries with him a set of swords, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He wears his chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Masseuse. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy, Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Jade (120 gp). Jet (120 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has a very tight haircut. His amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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: Retire the richest man in the north; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Aquamarine (900 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Coral (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item.