Description: He is in excellent shape and is typically in his Bookbinder uniform. His hair is brown and very short. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Born in the north to a Bookbinder, Adelard learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. 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 Bookbinder. He became a Bookbinder soon after.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

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 tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. 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 hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To be a Spice Merchant again; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Selfish. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 15000 cp. Deep green spinel (50 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his spear with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 80000 cp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and violet handkerchief worn on his right side. He sports a long white beard, and similarly colored long hair. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his green eyes.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. After a long history of fighting, Chad and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he is content

Flaws: Emotional, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (50 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (150 gp).

Description: 5'6" and muscular, this southern man dresses well, wearing green shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His hair is blonde and curly. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 70 pp. Jet (150 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.