Description: 6'4" and muscular, this western man dresses like a well dressed Spice Merchant does. His crest is black and very short. His gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. 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 in 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 Spice Merchant. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Superior lock.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her small grey hat.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: An older man who wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt, he is not a threatening figure. His brown fur is lengthy. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was born in the west. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. 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 is greedy; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears grey painted combat armor at almost all times. Her silver hair is still thick. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her green eyes.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born into a rich family. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. His long chestnut hair reaches down to his waist. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Silver holy symbol.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is renowned for her bright red dresses and hats. She wears a colorful flower in her red hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Seraphina was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Seraphina decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She is greedy; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He prefers to wear flannel. His auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence, Entrepeneur, Gifted, Artistic. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her brown hair is long and unkept. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is a great chef.

History: Eleanor was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: This late middle aged man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it and is in decent physical shape. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his green eyes.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Chad was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. 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: Wants his loneliness to end; and balancing his hectic life and new servant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 40 gp.