Description: He wears just a grey suit. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears his blonde hair down. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Spice Merchant arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He moved out east to avoid the crime he committed. He tends to his Spice Merchant job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 6000 sp. Zircon (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has a long red beard with little hanging trinkets. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, brigands burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying north to reunite his family. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Many brigands want him driven away; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Debt. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 700 gp. Hematite (8 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has moderate length silver hair. He wears a mask on his face.

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 is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 200 gp. Moss agate (8 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His tied-back hair is chestnut. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 6000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with black slacks. His white hair is lengthy. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Heian embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To be a Body Guard again; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 2700 gp. Black pearl (1500 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Citrine (30 gp).