Description: 5'10" and muscular, this northern man very much looks the part of a Spice Merchant. His silver hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Spice Merchant who has hired him part-time. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Spice Merchant work with an outfit from a few towns over. Spice Merchant work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. 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 he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Mentor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears violet painted combat armor at almost all times. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Rolf has worked very hard to control his curse. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To protect his home.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Guardian, Military. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 300 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (50 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Silver ewer (50 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat, and is pretty ugly. His auburn hair is heavily combed to the right. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Gilbert was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gilbert fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a tight fitting green shirt and pants. He carries with him a set of rapiers, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length blonde hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the north were limited. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1600 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Frederick hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. 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: Frederick was born the youngest of three triplets. Frederick liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Family, Nature. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.