Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. His tied-back hair is chestnut. His fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He got into the Spice Merchant business at a young age. 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 then took over the family business and is one of the better Spice Merchant for hire.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 11000 sp. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'0". He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. His moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: Peter hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his singing career. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Peter grew up listening to his father's many stories. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Peter has worked very hard to control his curse. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'10" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. He wears his chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 33000 sp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

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. A freak accident while working with his Mortician father left him crippled. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 23000 cp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He has styled his auburn hair well, parting it to the left. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Gerard will drive conversation. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He struck the Carter job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Extrovert, Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Magnifying glass. 1 Climber’s kit. 1 Simple lock.