Description: 5'1" and muscular, this western man wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants. His golden hair is thinning but still full. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Spice Merchant arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 70000 cp. Violet garnet (1600 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His hair is long and red with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small violet clips. His beard is white, braided, and well cared for. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He hates brigands. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Erevan alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 300 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. A friendly and beautiful Elf, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Bonds: Rich, Job, Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 80 pp. Alexandrite (600 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. His silver hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business; and balancing his hectic life and new navigator responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 2000 gp. Aquamarine (1400 gp). Jasper (50 gp).

Description: Standing 5'3", this man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. His silver hair is cut short. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Lucan grew up listening to his father's many stories. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 280 pp. Malachite (11 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Pink diamond (3000 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Zircon (50 gp).