Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has shaved his head bald. He wears a mask on his 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 loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born in a small forest village. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 14000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a white top hat and white clothes. His chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Amethyst (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Jasper (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His long golden hair reaches down to his waist. He has gray eyes.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Lamlis was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Apothecary. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Bonds: Religious, Poor, Has a crush. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. His brown hair, when down, is lengthy. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his feathered green hat.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. Azaki enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He got into the Spice Merchant business at a young age. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Spice Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Moss agate (4 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his scythe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; 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

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 100 pp.