Description: 5'2" and muscular, this northern man wears bulky black painted plate armor. His cinnamon fur is heavily combed to the right. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Apothecary born in the past three hundred years. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Art was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He tends to his Apothecary job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To be a Sage again.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1300 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears baggy black pantaloons and a brown scarf. He wears his blue hair up. His eyes are white and catlike.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. 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 hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to protect his home

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears grey trousers with white and tan striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His gold crest is lengthy. He has a dull look in his gold eyes.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: To be a Spice Merchant again; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This dark-skinned male wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His brown hair is thinning but still full. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 200 sp.