Description: A moderately attractive man, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. His blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. A true patriot, Gomory would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Gomory was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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: Money/treasure; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His ears are large.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Hunter 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. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Farmer. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Has a crush, Nature. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 300 gp. Moss agate (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp).

Description: This man is dressed in an above average manner, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has shaved his head bald. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He was granted druidic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: Blue star sapphire (500 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears a black shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and blue pants. He carries a battered shield and tarnished quarterstaff as well. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His arcane abilities were realized during a raid on his village. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Miles fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated, Gifted. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 300 gp. Jet (90 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His black hair is singed and shortened. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Spice Merchant business.

History: Bernard was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. 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 is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

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

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 200 gp.