Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His golden hair is braided into rings. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 22. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born into a rich family. The family's rival house kidnapped his sister with the intent that his sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Spice Merchant and was forced into it by his family; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He very much looks the part of a Layabout. He has a very tight haircut. He has brown eyes and a brown hat with a pastel feather.

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. He is an amazing painter.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry 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 Layabout. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Layabout.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 200 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (60 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His hair is silver and curly. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Bernard speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. 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 Masseuse. He has achieved small success as a Masseuse.

Motivation: He is content; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 6000 sp. Amber (80 gp).

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He wears a grey armored body suit, with a simple tan line shooting up and back down. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. Ernest enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Painter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Revenge; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.