Description: He dresses like a well dressed Spice Merchant does. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is golden and curly. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Spice Merchant arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Spice Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Job, Rich, Attractive, In love. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1000 gp. Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (800 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears just a yellow suit. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. He has blue eyes.

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. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Koeth lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Priest hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Family, Enemies, Poor, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a green deerstalker hat and green clothes. He wears his white hair up. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His first spouse was a Adventurer, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He is content.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: He stands about 6'7" and wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gold eyes.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Solid gold idol (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (30 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (30 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp).