Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a yellow small hat and yellow clothes. His hair is long and blonde with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small yellow clips. His beard is auburn, braided, and well cared for. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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 Courier. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Courier responsibilities is difficult; and to be a assassin again

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. With bright red hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are amber.

Personality: Vondal wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Monk, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born in the east. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He's also a talented Doctor, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 120 gp. Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp).

Description: He wears bulky blue painted plate armor. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Aelar was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 4000 gp. Azurite (15 gp). Jacinth (3000 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is dressed in an above average manner. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Sporting a chestnut mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His skin is flawless and his hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Nazdûg grew up listening to his father's many stories. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and a deep hatred of illithids

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This eastern woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep yellow leather and dull red iron scale mail. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has moderate length red hair. Her skin is flawless and her hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 93. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was born in the east. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She wants revenge against giants; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Silver pearl (120 gp).