Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a tan coat. His hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is a Spice Merchant first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, William was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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 ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Spice Merchant for the past few years.

Motivation: Expand his business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 200 gp. Rose (60 gp). Carnelian (60 gp).

Description: Standing 5'9", this man wears tan robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a falchion, but if one is not available he will default to his sai. He keeps his silver hair in a pixie cut. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Thomas hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. Thomas is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Born in the east to a Spice Merchant, Thomas learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His first spouse was a Beggar, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has achieved small success as a Spice Merchant.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He carries with him a set of ceremonial daggers, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He wears his auburn hair up. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and human compassion

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist, Racist, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Bloodstone (40 gp). Red garnet (160 gp).

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a black and pastel handkerchief worn on his left side. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He takes great joy in being the best Actor in town.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To be a Unemployed again.

Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Sardonyx (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a violet armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. He carries with him a set of axes, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.