Description: An older man who does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it, he is not a threatening figure. His blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. His hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

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. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Aerdeth grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Aerdeth. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (140 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (20 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (140 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a worn and beaten armor. He has a chestnut handlebar mustache and slicked back chestnut hair. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

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. In his 17th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His auburn hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Riardon was born the youngest of three triplets. In his 14th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and doesn't want to be a spice merchant and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, In love, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 9000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and is pretty ugly. His auburn hair is knotted and matted. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and 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

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. He carries a battered sword and tarnished club as well. His golden hair is unkempt and raggedy. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Ahvain was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Spice Merchant hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: Just what you see.