Description: He wears a yellow vest and prefers black and green shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He is portly but not overly obese. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. This violet eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Masseuse born in the past three hundred years. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Masseuse for hire.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious, Rich, Military. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 500 gp. Star ruby (1600 gp). Jade (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp).

Description: 6'2" and muscular, this southern man is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He wears his gold crest down. His red eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Born in the south to a Carpenter, Vrondiss learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy, Addict. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. His skin is flawless and his hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

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 is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Watson was born the youngest of three triplets. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is typically in her Courier uniform. Her auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Pearl grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. Being a Courier kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her trident with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length silver hair. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She worked as a nervous Roofer and found it very stressful. After a long history of fighting, Vaina and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep yellow leather and dull tan iron scale mail. His brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Born in the north to a Spice Merchant, Theriatis learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Spice Merchant. 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: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He is renowned for his bright grey suits and hats. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His hair is cut close to his head. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was taken from his home at a very young age. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Greedy, Disease. Bonds: Slave, Family, Religious. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Banded mail.