Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is wearing a long, violet cloak. He sports a long silver beard, and similarly colored long hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Richard has worked very hard to control his curse. 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; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a fancy brown suit. He sports a flattop hair cut. 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 has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Peridot (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). 1 Smokesticks. 1 Smokesticks.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Shipwright. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Human people; and expand his business

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He dresses in red turtlenecks beneath a black coat with pastel slacks. He carries a battered pickaxe and tarnished sai as well. His auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. 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: The child of a Ploughman, who enjoyed hunting, Reynard was taken on many hunting expeditions. 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: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1600 gp. Tourmaline (100 gp). Black opal (1300 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He very much looks the part of a Sculptor. He is an epitome of beauty. His hair is cut close to his head. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Spice Merchant profession.

History: John was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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 inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Sculptor responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insane, Selfish. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Just what you see.