Description: 6'2" and muscular, this southern man wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He has no hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Gifted from a young age, Gunter studied abroad. 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 Performer. He has worked as a Performer like his father before him.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears suspenders and blue workpants. Her shirt is violet, and she wears a heavy blue leather apron most of the time. Her blonde hair is long and unkept. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she is greedy

Ideals: Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Sardonyx (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a simple tan robe with white stripes complete with hood. He carries with him a set of lances, each one with a emerald on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He wears a colorful flower in his blonde hair. His half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Spice Merchant business.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Rolf fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire.

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Black pearl (400 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). 1 Small steel mirror.

Description: This late middle aged man wears many layers of old clothing at all times and is in decent physical shape. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 300 gp. Iolite (20 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp).