Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He tends to wear a large white jacket. His silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Gifted from a young age, Quarion studied abroad. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. Being a Spice Merchant 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: To unite with his brother; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear green clothing when he does not wear armor. He is portly but not overly obese. His auburn hair is long and unkept. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. 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: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 2000 sp. Chalcedony (20 gp).

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Sporting a white mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His ears are large.

Personality: He hates goblins. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when goblins swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Halimath 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 Halimath. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His blonde hair is matted, messy, and big. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. Heian is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. A gifted student he started as a Beggar, but he got bored and became a Laborer. He struck the Laborer job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Greedy. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a red costume with the symbols of death on his torso. He has black hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. 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 Scribe. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Rose (50 gp). Rose (50 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Onyx (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.