Description: This slender man stands about 5'5". He wears a pastel cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. His brown fur is thinning but still full. He has gleaming, smiling yellow eyes.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Flask lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Herbalist. 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: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Joker, Persistence. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 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.

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. His auburn hair is heavily combed to the left. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was born in a small island village. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Guard for hire.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Job, Religious. Occupation: Guard

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 220 pp. Malachite (16 gp). Blue sapphire (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned female wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She has slicked back silver hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Finellen enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born to a Barber, her father struggled to pay the bills. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 5 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Finellen never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and wants to work out more often

Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His white hair is knotted and matted. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: Ghaliver is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Ghaliver 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. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 2100 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (30 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.