Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He has a red handlebar mustache and slicked back red hair. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Spice Merchant for hire.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. His head has been shaved. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 100 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: This man wears a tan vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his tan boots flare out at the collars. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on his left hand. His white hair is cut short. His ears are large.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. After coming to the age of reason, Balimaar took it upon himself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 300 gp. Red spinel (120 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp).

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft yellow waves gently in the breeze. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His silver hair is lengthy. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Hubert is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 500 gp. Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a trident on his belt. His hair is short and chestnut. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the west. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He bought a trident and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1400 sp.