Description: He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He sports a long blonde beard, and similarly colored long hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Shane speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His parents enrolled him in a Paladin school at a young age so that he could practice his druidic talents. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 300 gp. Sardonyx (60 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). 1 Breastplate.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Interpreter arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Iolite (80 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple tan line shooting up and back down, and is pretty ugly. He has a white handlebar mustache and slicked back white hair. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Spice Merchant business.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Bernard was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He dresses like a well dressed Detective does. He is an epitome of beauty. His silver hair, when down, is lengthy. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Don grew up listening to his father's many stories. He worked as a nervous Detective and found it very stressful. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Expand his business; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Hematite (11 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

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. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Recently the stress of being a Mason has made it difficult for him to sleep.

Motivation: To be a Bather again; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: Alexandrite (300 gp).