Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat, and carries ceremonial daggers. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy golden hair. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He takes great joy in being the best Spice Merchant in town.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Spice Merchant. He has worked as a Spice Merchant like his mother before him.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Spice Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and to be a shipwright again

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Rose (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His hair is long and brown with streaks of golden, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is golden, braided, and well cared for. His skin is flawless and his violet eyes scan people very quickly.

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. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His pastel leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the right. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Born in the south to a Unemployed, William learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has worked as a Unemployed like his mother before him.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Nature, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Peridot (70 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has chestnut hair. His skin is flawless and his amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Hunter was born with his mother's beautiful face. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Terse, Addict. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a violet coat with green slacks. He has white hair. He has violet eyes and a tan hat with a violet feather.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Gifted from a young age, Ralf studied abroad. 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 has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sword.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Body Guard and was forced into it by his family; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Family. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1000 gp).