Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He dresses like a well dressed Herbalist does. His hair is long and red with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is white, braided, and well cared for. His ears are large.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He has all his life been fascinated with dancing.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the west. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Herbalist. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Herbalist responsibilities is difficult; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: Golden yellow topaz (200 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a tan costume with the symbols of luck on his torso. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy white hair. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Blacksmith. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He tends to his Blacksmith job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Job, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering his clean studded leather. He keeps his black hair in a pixie cut. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 500 gp. A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears tattered old clothes. She has silver hair. Her violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 19000 cp. Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp).

Description: He wears a white vest and prefers yellow and white shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He carries a battered rapier and tarnished lance as well. He has brown hair. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was born into a rich family. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has worked as a Laborer like his father before him.

Motivation: To be a Spy again; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 4000 sp. Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp).

Description: He wears dull grey sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed hammer, just in case. He carries with him a set of hammers, each one with a amber on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has dyed his greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. 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's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: She wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her dark red hair is smooth and relatively long. She is baby faced.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Spice Merchant profession.

History: Shax hails from a village terrorized by illithids. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Spice Merchant again.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Poor, Job, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.

Description: 4'8" and muscular, this northern woman wears a brown vest and prefers grey and red shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her fur is cut close to her head. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Through the years after Dynamic was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Dynamic's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a robe, a symbol of strength around his neck, and a shortbow on his belt. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Body Guard. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Body Guard.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Body Guard responsibilities is difficult; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 45000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.