Description: An older man who wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, he is not a threatening figure. He sports a flattop hair cut. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is a Spice Merchant first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Gerard hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Poor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge and is in decent physical shape. His auburn hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He hates goblins. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born to a Glassblower, his father struggled to pay the bills. His first spouse was a Glassblower, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and many goblins want him driven away

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Poor. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears tan robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a halberd, but if one is not available he will default to his whip. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy chestnut hair. His green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Chad abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has a hunchback. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Soapmaker.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 47000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 6'4" and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He has a very tight haircut. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. 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, Aldous is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He is a Slaad in disguise. Aldous abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Ideals: Professionalism, Justice. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 400 gp. Amber (110 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp).