Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with yellow colored cloaks and clothing. He has styled his silver hair well, parting it to the left. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his top yellow hat.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. He takes great joy in being the best Bowyer in town.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He worked as a nervous Bowyer and found it very stressful. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 400 gp. Red spinel (150 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears blue painted combat armor at almost all times. He has dyed his greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born to a Soapmaker, his mother struggled to pay the bills. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. His hair is chestnut and curly. He has gray eyes.

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 has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born in the north. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 2300 sp. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He bought a pickaxe and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Military. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Orc, and stands approximately 6'0". He wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is red, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time, and his gloved hand is found clutching a sai. His black hair is matted, messy, and big. His ears are large.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and balancing his hectic life and new spice merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1100 gp. Brown-green garnet (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who wears yellow robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a hammer, but if one is not available he will default to his crossbow, he is not a threatening figure. He wears his blonde hair up. He is baby faced.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has achieved small success as a Carter.

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

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 100 gp. Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Sard (30 gp). 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His yellow fur is matted, messy, and big. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To pay off his debts.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Religious, Mentor, Debt. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1100 gp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Flaws: Insane, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 4000 sp. Emerald (1400 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). 1 Full Plate. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a tan vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her tan boots flare out at the collars. Her hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. This amber eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is an amazing painter.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Spice Merchant and was forced into it by her family; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 900 sp.