Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His red hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He got into the Spice Merchant business at a young age. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. He became a Spice Merchant soon after.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (20 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (20 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (20 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, white shirt, and yellow tie, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'2" when asserting himself. His red crest is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Marshal hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2200 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (40 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (70 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears just a green suit. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His hair is blue, silky, and of moderate length. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He is a Slaad in disguise. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 6000 gp. Sardonyx (70 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Blue sapphire (1400 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1400 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears bulky blue painted plate armor. Her blonde hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. This violet eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Syllin will drive conversation. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Extrovert, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Azurite (8 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her black hair is singed and shortened. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Dwarven companion (her 'brother'). She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 9000 gp. Hematite (4 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Amber (140 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Coral (140 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Rose (60 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp).

Description: She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She is portly but not overly obese. Her black fur is greasy and uncared for. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her top pastel hat.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

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

Motivation: To protect her home; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Guardian. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 4000 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Carlin wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Druid, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Some 7 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Carlin never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Slave, Mentor, In love, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (150 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (150 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (150 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (150 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.