Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He keeps his long silver crest kept up in a rat tail. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Shamash is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Born in the north to a Spice Merchant, Shamash learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Zircon (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. His golden hair is knotted and matted. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Sage profession.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Job, Slave, Debt. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 500 sp. 4 Holy water.

Description: He is a husky man, who likes to wear ponchos typically of a light violet in addition to tight pants. His blonde hair is knotted and matted. He is baby faced.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A gifted student he started as a Shoemaker, but he got bored and became a Spy. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 400 pp. Violet garnet (1600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears green painted combat armor at almost all times. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. He is baby faced.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He uses divination through singing.

History: He comes from a rich western family. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 110 pp. Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Jade (60 gp).