Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he dresses like a well dressed Spice Merchant does. He sports a long blonde beard, and similarly colored long hair. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Gerard will drive conversation. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Gerard was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing his hectic life and new spice merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Extrovert, Logical. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 6000 sp. Banded agate (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His orange fur is still thick. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Fragrant will drive conversation. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the south. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Religious, Has a crush. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 800 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp).

Description: 4'8" and muscular, this southern woman wears tattered old clothes. She sports chestnut long hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She was born into a rich family. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). A small bag of saffron. (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her hammer, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. Her gray fur is knotted and matted. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Server. She struck the Server job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Server

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is renowned for his bright green suits and hats. His brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are a pleasant white.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: The child of a Spice Merchant, who enjoyed hunting, Amnon was taken on many hunting expeditions. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 13000 sp. Rose (40 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.