Description: He tends to wear a white poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Painter. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

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

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature, Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Banded mail. 1 Breastplate.

Description: He very much looks the part of a Spice Merchant. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His red hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

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 has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Through the years after Heward was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Heward's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Spice Merchant for the past few years.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and balancing his hectic life and new spice merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his violet robe. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Nicholas hails from a village terrorized by orcs. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many orcs want him driven away; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 30000 sp. Amber (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He is portly but not overly obese. He keeps his chestnut hair in a flapper bob. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he's in love

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 37000 sp. 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Arnold was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Sard (50 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.