Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. She is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around her ears. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: Giselle hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Giselle is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Giselle was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Spice Merchant. She became a Spice Merchant soon after.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Artistic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'7" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a white vest and prefers black and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp).

Description: 5'9" and muscular, this western man is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. He has styled his black hair well, parting it to the left. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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 also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Diggory lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Athletic, Logical, Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Full Plate. 1 Full Plate.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has a very tight haircut. He has gray eyes and a pastel hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Arnold was born the youngest of three triplets. Arnold abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Revenge; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 5000 sp.