Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his whip with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He wears a colorful flower in his silver hair. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Thervan was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and to protect his home

Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Mentor, Guardian, Has a crush. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 400 gp. White pearl (40 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He became a Spice Merchant soon after.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Spice Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 2100 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. He carries with him a set of spears, each one with a jet on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He wears his red hair down. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. A freak accident while working with his Cartwright father left him crippled. After a long history of fighting, Aerdeth and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 150 pp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is wearing a tight grey one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His red hair is matted, messy, and big. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Arannis is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 100 pp. Obsidian (14 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Coral (140 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is dressed in a clean blue cloak covering his clean studded leather. He carries a battered greataxe and tarnished hand crossbow as well. His moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He dropped out of school to support his sick mother, and resented it. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Immeral fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 2900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.