Description: This man is tall and muscular. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull tan iron scale mail. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length white hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. 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: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His mother worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled mother and took his mother's old job. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Spice Merchant and was forced into it by his family; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Violet garnet (300 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Gnomish culture. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Aramil hails from a village terrorized by illithids. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Revenge.

Flaws: Racist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her golden hair is braided into rings. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Ahinar was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact.

Flaws: Terse, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, In love, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Sybil grew up listening to her mother's many stories. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk.

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Healer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.