Description: He has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his brown robe. His silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. 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 set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and revenge

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 2000 sp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her chestnut hair is singed and shortened. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Religious. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times, marred by beers. His chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 30000 cp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: Standing 5'1", this woman wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her golden hair is long and unkept. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Hadwisa was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand her business; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.