Description: This malnourished man is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Hunter. His black hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. This gray eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Nelkin was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Warlock, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Warlock in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Nelkin abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and a deep hatred of orcs

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This tall, slender woman has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her tan robe. Her hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Ovak was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her childhood dream was to be a Mortician, but she was a colossal failure. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: To be a Mortician again; and she is greedy

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 5'4" and is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She has styled her white hair well, parting it to the right. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Elven conditions. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 90 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He keeps his long brass crest kept up in a rat tail. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He was born in a small plains village. He worked as a nervous Crown-heir and found it very stressful. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Servant. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Tiefling people; and he wants to get laid

Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Has a crush, Nature, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A 5'2" eastern woman, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her white hair is cut short. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is a Courier first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Shanairla 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 Shanairla. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Courier for the past few years.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 4000 sp.