Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he tends to wear a large brown jacket. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He takes great joy in being the best Spice Merchant in town.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. He has worked as a Spice Merchant like his mother before him.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is content

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Banded mail. 1 Breastplate.

Description: This man wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has shaved his head bald. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Born to a Cook, his father struggled to pay the bills. 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 Slave Trader. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: Standing 5'11", this woman wears baggy brown pantaloons and a green scarf. Her hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. Her fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Cecily 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 is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Passionate, Logical. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 4000 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly longbows and pickaxes. Her hair is brown and curly. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable.

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 700 gp.