Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He is physically well-built. His red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Spice Merchant arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. 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: He seems to be bored by most things; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed, Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 3000 gp. Moss agate (11 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Jet (110 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His brown hair is cut short. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. 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: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. During his travels, Varis and his party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Varis discovered the rest of his party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Varis fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing his own horrible transformation.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1000 gp. Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and prefers to wear green clothing when he does not wear armor. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. Rael enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

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 moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Banded agate (11 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.