Description: This late middle aged man likes to wear ponchos typically of a light red in addition to tight pants and is in decent physical shape. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. 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: Halfling compassion; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Disease, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp).

Description: He stands about 6'8" and is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His red fur is unkempt and raggedy. He is baby faced.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. Drifting was born on a far eastern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Ploughman. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 5000 cp. Obsidian (4 gp).

Description: This malnourished man very much looks the part of a Spice Merchant. With a patchy blonde beard and wild blonde hair. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He's also a talented Knight, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Spice Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a brown vest and prefers pastel and blue shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He has dyed his greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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 believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. He worked as a nervous Bather and found it very stressful. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.