Description: 6'2" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Fortune-teller born in the past three hundred years. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Spice Merchant profession.

History: He is a Slaad in disguise. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. During his travels, Lance and his party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Lance discovered the rest of his party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Lance fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing his own horrible transformation.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Deep green spinel (140 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. Sporting a blonde mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Heward was born the youngest of three triplets. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac, Depressed, Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 4000 sp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (90 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a green coat. He wears his white hair up in a very large beehive style do. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his music with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Shoemaker and was forced into it by his family; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 900 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (30 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Spice Merchant. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Spice Merchant for the past few years.

Motivation: Expand his business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: Emerald (500 gp). Rose (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). 3 Tanglefoot bags. 1 Everburning torch. 8 Acid flasks. 1 Antitoxin.

Description: This late middle aged man wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times and is in decent physical shape. He sports a flattop hair cut. His half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.