Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears black trousers with white and black striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His dark red hair is braided into rings. His ears are large.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Akmen grew up listening to his mother's many stories. A gifted student he started as a Bowyer, but he got bored and became a Spice Merchant. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Spice Merchant.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1200 pp. Red spinel (90 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Rose (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears baggy tan pantaloons and a black scarf. He is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Born in the north to a Spice Merchant, Senteq learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Joker, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 10000 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (140 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (140 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold and ruby ring (4000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (140 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). A small bag of saffron. (70 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on his right hand. His hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. 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 into a rich family. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 2000 gp. Red spinel (140 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Coral (140 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He very much looks the part of a Barrister. His black hair, when down, is lengthy. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, In love, Slave, Attractive. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 400 pp. Aquamarine (900 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Onyx (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She wears long strands of amber and short grey dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Hadwisa was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. 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: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she is greedy

Ideals: Joker, Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1000 pp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (90 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (90 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp).

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears green leather gloves, a green jacket, and tight pants. She keeps her blue crest in a pixie cut. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Kadana grew up listening to her father's many stories. She found a children's book about a Dragonborn Druid who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1000 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Jade (60 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Jade (60 gp). Fire opal (1100 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her hair is chestnut and curly. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Zanna grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and revenge

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Banded agate (11 gp). Black opal (900 gp).