Description: This man stands a little under 5'4" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is typically in his Spice Merchant uniform. His silver hair is lengthy. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His golden hair is long and unkept. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Aramil isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Elven unity. 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: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with his Unemployed father left him crippled. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He has auburn hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Carter profession.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the west were limited. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Engraver for hire.

Motivation: Expand his business; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. A silver and pearl hairclip (20 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (40 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (40 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a yellow coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon his head. His hair is chestnut and very short. This green eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: Fire opal (1400 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears skinny pants and wears a green and white robe with the hood down. His moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Naal was born the youngest of three triplets. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; 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: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 5000 gp. Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Jet (60 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Hematite (13 gp). White pearl (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.