Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his greatsword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. His hair is brown and curly. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 700 gp. Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). 4 Antitoxin. 1 Thunderstones. 1 Holy water.

Description: This tall, slender man very much looks the part of a Spice Merchant. His golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. This violet eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

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. He worked as a nervous Spice Merchant and found it very stressful. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Hugh fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and balancing his hectic life and new spice merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his rapier with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. When Bertram reached his early adolescence his Human father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 90 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A 6'1" eastern man, he wears a white tunic with grey highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around his shoes. His head has been shaved. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. 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. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 500 gp. Zircon (80 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Black opal (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears baggy blue pantaloons and a brown scarf. His hair is cut close to his head. His face is scarred and worn.

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 always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Mayor business.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Persistence, Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.