Description: This man is tall and muscular. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: Eye agate (15 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man dresses well, wearing grey shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His hair is cut close to his head. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. A friendly and beautiful Elf, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Born in the east to a Spice Merchant, Azaki learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Azaki was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Azaki decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Carpenter they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Spice Merchant, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record, Family, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 6000 sp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he is wearing a long, grey cloak. He has done his best to style his blonde hair to look like a famous performer. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Bookbinder who has hired him part-time. He is a great chef.

History: Gifted from a young age, Berrian studied abroad. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Expand his business; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Gifted, Logical, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 600 gp. Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He sports a flattop hair cut. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Miner work with an outfit from a few towns over. Miner work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. Being a Miner kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He carries a battered glaive and tarnished dagger as well. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. After coming to the age of reason, Quarion took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 50000 cp. Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Black star sapphire (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.