Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he prefers to wear flannel. With bright black hair and a scraggly beard. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Frederick grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Addict, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 5'2". He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during, and his gloved hand is found clutching a bow. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Spice Merchant arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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 get a good night's sleep; and money/treasure

Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 200 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Citrine (20 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned male prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Gunter was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has achieved small success as a Servant.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and to be a apothecary again

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He sports a flattop hair cut. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Drogo was born the youngest of three triplets. 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 has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical, Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 3100 sp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing. His hair is always cut to a buzz. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Odo was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He struck the Spice Merchant job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Expand his business; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 200 gp.