Description: This southern man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His clothes are grease stained in places. His red hair is long and unkept. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He takes great joy in being the best Spice Merchant in town.

History: He was born in the south. Through the years after Bernard was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Bernard's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 800 gp. Jet (50 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears suspenders and pastel workpants. His shirt is violet, and he wears a heavy pastel leather apron most of the time. His hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Frederick was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a worn and beaten armor. Her chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Avice hails from a village terrorized by drow. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and she's attracted to the pc

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a red cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. Her silver hair is lengthy. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Sybil 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 dropped out of school before completing her studies. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.