Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His red hair is long and unkept. His eyes are red and beady.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. 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: Doesn't want to be a Spice Merchant and was forced into it by his family; and he is greedy

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 30 gp. Citrine (60 gp). 1 Antitoxin.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a simple brown robe with white stripes complete with hood. He keeps his gold crest in a flapper bob. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor, Family. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 6'4". He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress), and his gloved hand is found clutching a mace. His chestnut hair is long and unkept. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He has worked as a Bather like his mother before him.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 150 gp. Smoky quartz (60 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around his ears. He wears a mask on his face.

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 able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Scribe. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Black opal (1400 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp).