Description: 4'8" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He tends to wear a green poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Spice Merchant but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Optimist, Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 11000 sp. Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Black opal (900 gp).

Description: He wears baggy tan pantaloons and a yellow scarf. His brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the north were limited. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Flaws: Insane, Lazy. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Iolite (40 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp).

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His hair is brown and curly. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born into a rich family. He worked as a nervous Layabout and found it very stressful. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and balancing his hectic life and new layabout responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This southern man wears a worn and beaten armor. His clothes are grease stained in places. His brown hair is heavily combed to the right. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Born to a Weaver, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears tattered old clothes. He keeps his red hair in a pixie cut. This amber eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Guard

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 130 pp. 1 Minor magic item.