Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has a silver handlebar mustache and slicked back 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: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Spice Merchant born in the past three hundred years. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He comes from a rich western family. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing his hectic life and new spice merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). 3 Acid flasks.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a grey tunic with black highlights, and long pastel pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While she appears to be a normal Human, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 5'11" and wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. She is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around her ears. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Elizabeth was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 10000 cp. Silver pearl (60 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Coral (60 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His golden hair and beard is wavy and long. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Chad hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls.

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 30000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.