Description: 4'8" and muscular, this southern man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. His silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Optimist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 2000 gp. Blue sapphire (700 gp). Rose (30 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His head has been shaved. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Dilettante. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Dilettante for the past few years.

Motivation: To be a Crown-heir again.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (40 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2600 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, and is pretty ugly. His brown hair is lengthy. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Spice Merchant profession.

History: Raer lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 2000 gp.