Description: This malnourished man is dressed in an above average manner. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

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 is obsessed with his god.

History: Born in the north to a Slave Trader, Heian learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. After a long history of fighting, Heian and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Religious, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 100 gp. Chalcedony (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Malachite (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'10" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He prefers to wear flannel. He wears his brown hair up. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He got into the Sailor business at a young age. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. Some 7 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Aust never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and expand his business

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Religious, Job, In love. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (800 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (30 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (140 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He has shaved his head bald. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. 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: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Thervan has worked very hard to control his curse. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 100 pp. Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He prefers to wear white clothing when he does not wear armor. His silver hair is still thick. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

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. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a white cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. Sporting a black mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 90 pp.