Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 5'5" and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His chestnut 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: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Courier. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Revenge; and sabotage a competitor

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: Deep green spinel (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Coral (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. With bright red hair and a scraggly beard. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his green eyes.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. A freak accident while working with his Marshal mother left him crippled. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature monstrous two handed axe.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 3200 sp. 1 Superior lock. 1 Backpack.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears tattered old clothes. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Manfred isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Human unity. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is typically in his Spice Merchant uniform. His hair is long and golden with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small white clips. His beard is black, braided, and well cared for. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Spice Merchant. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1200 sp.