Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with tan colored cloaks and clothing. His hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Bernard wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Bard, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Bernard grew up listening to his father's many stories. 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 apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature scythe.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Spice Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Disciplined, Professionalism. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 3000 sp. Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears an entirely grey suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is a great chef.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He struck the Crown-heir job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed, Mundane. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Sounds elderly

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

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with white colored cloaks and clothing. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His head has been shaved. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

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 enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, he put together a working one.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). White pearl (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This dark-skinned male wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His hair is long and chestnut with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small yellow clips. His beard is auburn, braided, and well cared for. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Henry lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A freak accident while working with his Marshal father left him crippled. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and many illithids want him driven away

Flaws: Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 300 gp. 3 Thunderstones. 2 Alchemist’s fire. 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His red hair is braided into rings. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Cynical. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 200 gp.