Description: This younger middle-aged man wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He keeps his blonde hair in a pixie cut. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Sailor. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Poor, In love, Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a red feathered hat and red clothes. His auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Spice Merchant profession.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Optimist. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 800 gp. Banded agate (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears just a brown suit. He keeps his long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: Radomir speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Blacksmith but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born to a Stableman, his mother struggled to pay the bills. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Pacifist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: Golden pearl (140 gp). Jade (140 gp). Emerald (800 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has dyed his greying white crest a little too much giving a sharp white color. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born in the east to a Soapmaker, Nykkan learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 400 gp.