Description: He wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his feathered black hat.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he is content

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 22000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a hand crossbow, but if one is not available he will default to his shield. He has shaved his head bald. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

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 susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Bertram was born with his mother's beautiful face. In his 13th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1000 gp. A small bag of saffron. (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His tied-back hair is black. His ears are large.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform After a long history of fighting, Patrick and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Healer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp).

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the right. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 4 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Hubert never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. His hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Spice Merchant business.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. 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: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he is greedy

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Irish accent

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