Description: An older man who usually wears his black robe and has his axe always slung over his shoulder, he is not a threatening figure. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Dustin is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Spice Merchant arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Spice Merchant. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Spice Merchant for the past few years.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look, and he perpetually has his hammer ready. His auburn hair is singed and shortened. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. A freak accident while working with his Crown-heir mother left him crippled. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Shy. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 5'8". She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat, and her gloved hand is found clutching a spear. Her golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her blue eyes.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 10. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Crown-heir but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 200 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'3" and muscular, this western woman wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her chestnut hair is singed and shortened. This gray eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was born into a rich family. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and doesn't want to be a actor and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 300 gp. Zircon (50 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Obsidian (9 gp).