Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a white and grey handkerchief worn on his left side. His hair is short and red. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is a Spice Merchant first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Born to a Barber, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To be a Barber again; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Job, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Onyx (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He wears his auburn hair down. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Courier. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Courier for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 2000 gp. Jade (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'5". He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He keeps his chestnut hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Sculptor who has hired him part-time. The war was a terrible time for him, and Aerdeth does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Aerdeth was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Has a crush, Military. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.