Description: Runty and weak-looking, he dresses like a well dressed Merchant does. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Poor, In love. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a white coat. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. Sethrekar enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

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. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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: Obtaining odd cultural Dragonborn artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 100000 cp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he has the majority of his body covered in plate. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He hates Gnomes with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A 4'10" western man, he wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His tied-back hair is auburn. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Paelias was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Spice Merchant.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and balancing his hectic life and new spice merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious, Has a crush. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 18000 sp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears long strands of sapphire and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He sports a flattop fur cut. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Kite was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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 Bowyer. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature bastard sword.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a tanner again

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 2000 sp. Smoky quartz (30 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.