Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has done his best to style his blonde hair to look like a famous performer. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ernest fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 700 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp).

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, and he perpetually has his longbow ready. He has auburn hair. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Spice Merchant arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Human conditions. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Human compassion.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Racist, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man is renowned for his bright grey suits and hats. His silver hair is matted, messy, and big. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He takes great joy in being the best Tanner in town.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Job, Slave. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull black iron scale mail. His blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Spice Merchant but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Balimaar grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Balimaar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Pacifist, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he is dressed in earthy colors with a green and black handkerchief worn on his left side. His black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Adelard was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 100 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.