Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He prefers to wear flannel. He has wavy brass crest. He has red eyes.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. In his 14th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears just a grey suit. Sporting a silver mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Merchant arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Sensitive, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This southern woman is dressed in earthy colors with a red and grey handkerchief worn on her right side. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She wears her golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. The war was a terrible time for her, and Eran does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the south. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Eran fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her rusty crest is lengthy. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She is an amazing painter.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Dentratha was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her childhood dream was to be a Spice Merchant, but she was a colossal failure. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Dentratha fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing her hectic life and new banker responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 600 gp. Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp).