Description: He has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his brown robe. He is physically well-built. His white hair is knotted and matted. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He takes great joy in being the best Spice Merchant in town.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. 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 Spice Merchant. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Job, Rich, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: Coral (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who tends to wear a large grey jacket. His black hair is long and unkept. His eyes are red.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born in the south to a Body Guard, Chem learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. His parents were killed by gnolls in a raid when he was still a young child. The gnolls captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has worked as a Body Guard like his mother before him.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and he has a crush on the local layabout

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 5000 cp. Alexandrite (200 gp). 1 Breastplate.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears dull green sweaters, loose pastel pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed bastard sword, just in case. He wears a colorful flower in his white hair. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

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 his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. 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. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 900 gp. Freshwater pearl (9 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are gold.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Fax hails from a village terrorized by giants. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many giants want him driven away; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Hedonist, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1900 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 4'8". He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He wears a colorful flower in his chestnut hair. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Nature, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 8 Acid flasks.