Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He wears his silver hair up. He is baby faced.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has worked as a Sage like his mother before him.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 4000 sp. Blue sapphire (400 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 5'4". He wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a lance, but if one is not available he will default to his pickaxe. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. He wears large thick round spectacles.

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 terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). In the meantime he has taken over work as a Body Guard and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and to be a crown-heir again

Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Job, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around his ears. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Ralf was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Ralf decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 700 gp. Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She has a missing left arm. She wears bulky black painted plate armor. Her auburn hair is heavily combed to the left. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Spice Merchant again; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 700 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.