Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. His blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born in the west to a Spice Merchant, Paelias learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. 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 Spice Merchant. He has achieved small success as a Spice Merchant.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing his hectic life and new spice merchant responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Addict, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 6000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (90 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a black coat with tan slacks. His brown hair is knotted and matted. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Mindartis was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Bookbinder hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His hair is long and chestnut with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is white, braided, and well cared for. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Azaki will drive conversation. 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: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Azaki fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert, Fighting. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Red garnet (140 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has a hunchback. With bright golden hair and a scraggly beard. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and many giants want him driven away

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a tattered pair of loose violet pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Laucian hails from a village terrorized by illithids. His parents were killed by illithids in a raid when he was still a young child. The illithids captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Laucian was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he wants revenge against illithids

Flaws: Insomniac, Lazy, Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 4000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.