Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He keeps his long white hair kept up in a rat tail. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. Nim enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Nim hails from a village terrorized by brigands. Through the years after Nim was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Nim's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Terse, Hedonist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 300 pp. Sard (70 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he prefers to wear brown clothing when he does not wear armor. His hair is auburn and curly. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. 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: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the east were limited. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Impeccable, Pacifist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Debt. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 4000 gp. Gold music box (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (30 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing right arm. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull blue iron scale mail. His hair is short and brown. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. He dropped out of school to support his sick mother, and resented it. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and doesn't want to be a body guard and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 400 pp. Rock crystal (70 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Emerald (900 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.