Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has dyed his greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull white iron scale mail. He has shaved his head bald. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Manfred was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Greedy, Mundane. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Obsidian (13 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is typically in his Spice Merchant uniform. His hair is black and curly. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Rolf speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. Rolf is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Spice Merchant work with an outfit from a few towns over. Spice Merchant work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Family, Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1800 sp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has no hair. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born into a rich family. 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 Unemployed. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His tied-back hair is black. 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 is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Bricklayer arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Everburning torch. 1 Everburning torch. 1 Tanglefoot bags. 3 Antitoxin.