Description: This late middle aged man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down and is in decent physical shape. His auburn hair is lengthy. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

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 invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, In love, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'2" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His brown hair and beard is wavy and long. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he is greedy

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears professional attire. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He got into the Animal Trainer business at a young age. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He struck the Animal Trainer job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears a yellow vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His tan leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his yellow boots flare out at the collars. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Erky was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has achieved small success as a Roofer.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Slave, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 13000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts. He has red hair. He has gray eyes and a white hat with a pastel feather.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Spice Merchant born in the past three hundred years. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Spice Merchant arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. He has achieved small success as a Spice Merchant.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and balancing his hectic life and new spice merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 900 sp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). 1 Half-Plate.