Description: This man is very fat, and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing yellow cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. His blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Spice Merchant but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

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 has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and money/treasure

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His brown hair is heavily combed to the right. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Elves in Erdan's homeland. Erdan decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 60000 cp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has no hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. 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: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Smoky quartz (80 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Zircon (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This light-skinned male dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has a red handlebar mustache and slicked back red hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Riardon was born with his mother's beautiful face. 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 Cook. Recently the stress of being a Cook has made it difficult for him to sleep.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Persistence, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 2300 gp. Violet garnet (1200 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He wears his auburn hair down. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 600 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (110 gp).