Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, marred by beers. His golden hair, when down, is lengthy. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Spice Merchant but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Pacifist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

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

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he is well dressed, constantly wearing a grey suit, tan shirt, and brown tie. He wears his red hair down. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His first spouse was a Glassblower, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and he seems to be bored by most things

Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 200 pp. Solid gold idol (900 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (80 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (80 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp).

Description: The light-skinned man stands 4'9" and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Naill is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. 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 born to loving parents in a slum to the north. 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 been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 400 pp. Alexandrite (600 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Amber (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.