Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. His brown hair is thinning but still full. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Heward was born the youngest of three triplets. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 200 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp).

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep yellow leather and dull white iron scale mail. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He wears his chestnut hair up. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Guardian, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Fletcher

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

Possessions: 300 gp. Smoky quartz (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'7" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is wearing a long, green cloak. His red hair and beard is wavy and long. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Gifted from a young age, Geoffrey studied abroad. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He tends to his Laborer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: Iolite (40 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Amber (140 gp).

Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'2" and wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

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. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His white hair is still thick. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Conrad is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born into a rich family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Rich, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 700 gp.