Description: He is in excellent shape and wears violet leather gloves, a violet jacket, and tight pants. He has a long auburn beard with little hanging trinkets. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Adran was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Spice Merchant. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1100 gp. Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Azurite (9 gp).

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has a very tight haircut. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Spy. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He's in love; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 800 gp. Rose (70 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Malachite (14 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak, and is pretty ugly. He is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Tharivol hails from a village terrorized by goblins. Tharivol abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Pacifist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 800 gp. Black pearl (500 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body, and is pretty ugly. He wears his silver hair up. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He has all his life been fascinated with dancing.

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. After a long history of fighting, Eiravel and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 9000 gp. Citrine (50 gp). Amber (100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Fire opal (1100 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Moonstone (50 gp).

Description: An older man who prefers to wear flannel, he is not a threatening figure. His silver hair is knotted and matted. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He's also a talented Brewer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Slave, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.