Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull blue iron scale mail. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the west. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he's looking for his big break

Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Adventurer, Guardian, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 2100 sp.

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a red suit, violet shirt, and black tie. He is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around his ears. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. After coming to the age of reason, Chad took it upon himself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to be a crown-heir again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He wears a black cloak and cross-gartered red stockings, and he perpetually has his glaive ready. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

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 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: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Holy water. 4 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has moderate length red hair. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Spice Merchant business.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Tim alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He wants revenge against giants; and revenge

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a simple violet robe with black stripes complete with hood. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He sports a long white beard, and similarly colored long hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a Sage first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Sage. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Sage for the past few years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Bonds: Job, Attractive, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 19000 cp. Blue sapphire (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.