Description: He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is short and black. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. 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 son.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the west. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Humans in Miles's homeland. Miles decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Spice Merchant and was forced into it by his family.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 2800 sp. 1 Bullseye lantern. 1 Masterwork manacles. 1 Silk rope.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is wearing a long, white cloak. His white hair and beard is wavy and long. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. 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: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Through the years after Heward was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Heward's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Religious, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He very much looks the part of a Farmer, and carries falchions. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Family, Military. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a grey coat over a blue low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon his head. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His white hair is greasy and uncared for. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He hates Humans with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He worked as a nervous Mercenary and found it very stressful. He has worked as a Mercenary like his father before him.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 60 pp.