Description: A middle-aged man, he wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge, and is pretty ugly. His long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Born in the west to a Painter, Traki learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Guardian. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 2000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 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 wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has dyed his greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. His skin is flawless and his violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. A true patriot, Beiro would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. After a long history of fighting, Beiro and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Expand his business; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Job, Military. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 900 gp. Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Emerald (1200 gp).

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents, and he perpetually has his sai ready. His auburn hair is still thick. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. The war was a terrible time for him, and Caeldrim does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Caeldrim was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When Caeldrim reached his early adolescence his Elf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Caeldrim fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing his hectic life and new sailor responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 100000 cp. Aquamarine (600 gp). Citrine (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his hammer with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has dyed his greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born in the south to a Spice Merchant, Berrian learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

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.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 700 gp. Lapis lazuli (11 gp).

Description: He stands about 5'5" and is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He wears his blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered north to less war torn lands. He saw the violence of war and the aftermath so he converted to religion and dedicated himself to non-violence.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 300 pp. Solid gold idol (900 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp).