Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He is wearing a long, black cloak. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His silver hair is lengthy. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Ekemon liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Spice Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Slave, Nature, Family, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears a grey shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and black pants. His black hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a mite stocky and is dressed in an above average manner. His tied-back hair is silver. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and he wants revenge against illithids

Flaws: Secretive, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 350 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze and is in decent physical shape. His red hair is singed and shortened. His face is scarred and worn.

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. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He moved out south to avoid the crime he committed. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. 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 is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. After a long history of fighting, Krimmon and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 150 gp.