Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His golden hair is long and unkept. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He got into the Spice Merchant business at a young age. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Spice Merchant work with an outfit from a few towns over. Spice Merchant work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 300 gp. Hematite (4 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. He wears white robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a shortspear, but if one is not available he will default to his whip. He has a hunchback. He wears his red hair up in a very large beehive style do. He has violet eyes.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1000 gp. Moss agate (14 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Amber (100 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Amber (100 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Jade (100 gp). White opal (400 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. He carries a battered sickle and tarnished bastard sword as well. His blonde hair is cut short. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times, and carries sais. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Right-Handed fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.