Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. With a patchy auburn beard and wild auburn hair. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. 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: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. After a long history of fighting, Everard and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears baggy black pantaloons and a brown scarf. His black hair is lengthy. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. 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. Everard fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 800 gp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He dresses in pastel turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with grey slacks. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Gifted from a young age, Balimaar studied abroad. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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 is greedy; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 200 gp. Eye agate (7 gp). Coral (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy blonde hair. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Heward grew up listening to his father's many stories. 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 Mortician. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Mortician for hire.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Impulsive, Lazy. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He sports a flattop hair cut. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 12000 cp.