Description: This malnourished man wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. His blonde hair is singed and shortened. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Spice Merchant business.

History: Born to a Guard, his father struggled to pay the bills. Through the years after Nákra was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Nákra's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1200 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a violet shirt, with a tan mid length shorts with tan tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Spice Merchant born in the past three hundred years. 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: He got into the Spice Merchant business at a young age. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has achieved small success as a Spice Merchant.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and to reunite with his absent mother

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, In love, Nature, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: Chrysoprase (30 gp). 4 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has styled his orange fur well, parting it to the right. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

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 lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Through the years after Ethereal was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Ethereal's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 3000 cp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (110 gp).

Description: This woman wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her quarterstaff with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Margery was born the youngest of three triplets. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Margery grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Margery. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her hair is long and white with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small grey clips. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gray.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. A friendly and beautiful Human, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 100 sp. 3 Smokesticks.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears baggy violet pantaloons and a blue scarf. He has moderate length chestnut hair. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Glassblower hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Joker, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her tied-back hair is auburn. She is baby faced.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered music. 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: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has styled his black crest well, parting it to the right. He has red eyes and a black hat with a white feather.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born in the north. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 110 gp. Red-brown spinel (160 gp).

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light white in addition to tight pants. Her long golden hair reaches down to her waist. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: Thea was born with her mother's beautiful face. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls.

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Enemies, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 4 Smokesticks.