Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of his god around his neck, and a club on his belt. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly clubs and tridents. His head has been shaved. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Himo grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Himo. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 4000 sp. Amber (150 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Amber (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty red coat over it. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly whips and ceremonial daggers. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: 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; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 800 gp. Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp).

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He is an epitome of beauty. His auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Rich, Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His tied-back hair is red. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the west were limited. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He wants to get laid.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Amethyst (70 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Banded agate (6 gp).

Description: He is typically in his Spice Merchant uniform. He is physically well-built. He wears his blonde hair up. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. 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: Quarion was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. A gifted student he started as a Weaver, but he got bored and became a Spice Merchant. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand his business

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 800 gp. Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Malachite (9 gp).