Description: This light-skinned male dresses like a well dressed Courier does. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has black hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has achieved small success as a Courier.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears baggy white pantaloons and a brown scarf, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: In love, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 100000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she tends to wear a black poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She has wavy silver hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Vola hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 8000 sp. White pearl (140 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. She has a dull look in her gold eyes.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. In her 16th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Surina alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Mentor, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1900 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (180 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (180 gp).