Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His white hair is braided into rings. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He got into the Spice Merchant business at a young age. He found a children's book about a Human Monk who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and balancing his hectic life and new spice merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 18000 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2800 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (30 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His hair is blonde and curly. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Heward has worked very hard to control his curse. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 4000 sp. Onyx (60 gp). Iolite (60 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man prefers to wear blue clothing when he does not wear armor, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His auburn hair is braided into rings. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. Some 5 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Alex never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Secretive, Ugly. Bonds: In love, Rich, Family. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 25000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and carries halberds. His hair is long and blonde with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small pastel clips. His beard is white, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Gifted from a young age, Bernard studied abroad. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 500 gp. Red spinel (70 gp).

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His hair is black and curly. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born in the east. A gifted student he started as a Gardener, but he got bored and became a Shipwright. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 400 gp. Alexandrite (200 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp).