Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He usually wears his tan robe and has his ceremonial dagger always slung over his shoulder. He has a very tight haircut. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Alston was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This northern woman wears a worn and beaten armor. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her hair is red and curly. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born to a Detective, her father struggled to pay the bills. Mialee was born on a far northern plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Animal Trainer. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A 6'5" southern man, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He wears his copper crest up. His gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Spice Merchant who has hired him part-time. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Sethrekar grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Sethrekar. Being a Spice Merchant kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Has a crush, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her blue robe. She sports a flattop crest cut. Her eyes are red and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and doesn't want to be a baker and was forced into it by her family

Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Immigrant, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.