Description: He is lean but muscular and dresses like a well dressed Mercenary does. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He takes great joy in being the best Mercenary in town.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the west. A gifted student he started as a Carpenter, but he got bored and became a Mercenary. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Optimist, Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1200 gp. Peridot (60 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He carries a battered ceremonial dagger and tarnished greatsword as well. He wears his silver hair up. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. 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: He was born at the edge of vast island. 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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Nature. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 800 gp. Malachite (11 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). 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 pastel shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and tan pants. His moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Himo was born on a far eastern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Spice Merchant. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 600 pp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp).

Description: This northern man sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His clothes are grease stained in places. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 29000 sp. Hematite (4 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He tends to wear a large black jacket. His long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He got into the Bellfounder business at a young age. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Bellfounder hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Bellfounder for the past few years.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Pacifist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1100 gp.