Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'4" when asserting himself. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. After a long history of fighting, Roland and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Spice Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and expand his business

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 900 gp. Peridot (20 gp). Jade (130 gp). Emerald (1400 gp).

Description: He wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple red line shooting up and back down. His auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Gardener but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Coral (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His head has been shaved. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Clerebold is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 700 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp).

Description: He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He carries a battered sickle and tarnished glaive as well. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. This gray eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 300 gp. Sard (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Jet (60 gp).

Description: An older man who wears dull brown sweaters, loose green pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed rapier, just in case, he is not a threatening figure. With a patchy white beard and wild white hair. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Religious, Military. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 400 gp.