Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. His hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Alston speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is an amazing painter.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 22000 sp. Rich purple corundum (1200 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is wearing a long, brown cloak. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Nalral grew up listening to his father's many stories. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She has a hunchback. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and to prove her worth to the world

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 400 pp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1900 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a brown feathered hat and brown clothes. Her brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She is an amazing painter.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has a crush on the local bather

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He dresses like a well dressed Courier does, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'3" when asserting himself. He sports a long chestnut beard, and similarly colored long hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Courier work with an outfit from a few towns over. Courier work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Selfish, Mundane, Secretive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: Blue quartz (15 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Coral (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.