Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy brown hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Caeldrim was raised in a hard working conservative environment. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Spice Merchant for hire.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat, and is pretty ugly. He has a chestnut handlebar mustache and slicked back chestnut hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

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

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1800 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (70 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly bastard swords and falchions. His red hair is unkempt and raggedy. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the west. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Fortune-teller hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 50000 cp. Coral (70 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Amber (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His blonde hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Disciplined, Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a green shirt with thin white vertical stripes and grey pants. His silver hair is cut short. His green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Laucian was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. Some 5 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Laucian never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Expand his business; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, In love, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: Peridot (30 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Jet (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item.