Description: He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He carries with him a set of quarterstaffs on his belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. His chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. Aramil enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He's also a talented Marshal, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Spice Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and yellow, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the west. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 500 gp. Rock crystal (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Elves. His skin is light but he possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light tan in addition to tight pants. His golden hair is singed and shortened. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the west. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1900 gp. Freshwater pearl (11 gp).

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'4" when asserting himself. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 900 gp. Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 4'11". He wears a simple brown robe with blue stripes complete with hood. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. 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: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; 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

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 200 gp.