Description: A moderately attractive man, he is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats. He has done his best to style his black fur to look like a famous performer. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are yellow.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Being a Spice Merchant kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Birel was born with her mother's beautiful face. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 3100 sp. 1 Healer’s kit. 1 Healer’s kit. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: He wears a fancy black suit. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His brown hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Spice Merchant who has hired him part-time. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Human activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Human doctor. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and a strong sense of loyalty to human people

Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a tight fitting grey shirt and pants. Her silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Joan abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature greatsword.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Sporting a golden mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. While she appears to be a normal Dwarf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Many gnolls want her driven away; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She wears a brown vest and prefers tan and green shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her orange fur is braided into rings. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. 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; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 200 gp. Chrysoprase (60 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a tan vest and prefers white and black shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He sports a flattop hair cut. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Dimble isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To unite with his brother.

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her blonde hair is wavy and long. She is baby faced.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She got into the Interpreter business at a young age. Through the years after Cecily was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Cecily's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He sports grey clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His hair is golden and curly. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Spice Merchant born in the past three hundred years. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Nuraval is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Spice Merchant arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A gifted student he started as a Mayor, but he got bored and became a Spice Merchant. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is greedy

Ideals: Justice, Philantrophist, Fighting. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 230 gp. Silver pearl (60 gp).