Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His auburn hair is singed and shortened. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Spice Merchant. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Ernest hails from a village terrorized by giants. 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 taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and expand his business

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. With a patchy chestnut beard and wild chestnut hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Body Guard. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He became a Body Guard soon after.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 100 gp. Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned male does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His brown hair is knotted and matted. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Unemployed. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To be a Architect again; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 4000 sp. Smoky quartz (80 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a black vest and prefers grey and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Theodoric has worked very hard to control his curse. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 700 gp. Amethyst (160 gp). Emerald (1500 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.