Description: This man wears a simple blue robe with tan stripes complete with hood. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on his right hand. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born into a rich family. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Thervan grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Thervan. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 900 gp. Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her purple hair is long and unkept. Her red eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: In love, Poor, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He got into the Courier business at a young age. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Courier. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 3 years.

Motivation: To be a Butcher again; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, In love, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants. He has dyed his greying scarlet crest a little too much giving a sharp scarlet color. This gold eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Tarhun will drive conversation. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. His childhood dream was to be a Barber, but he was a colossal failure. He became a Mercenary soon after.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Mercenary and was forced into it by his family; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Family, Poor, Job, Religious. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1100 sp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'7". She wears suspenders and violet workpants. Her shirt is brown, and she wears a heavy violet leather apron most of the time. Her red hair is wavy and long. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered south to less war torn lands. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 2400 sp. Star rose quartz (70 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp).

Description: She wears a yellow cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her quarterstaff, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. Her blonde hair is singed and shortened. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: Ielenia hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by gnolls. Ielenia was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She wears a colorful flower in her blonde hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She uses divination through singing.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her parents enrolled her in a Paladin school at a young age so that she could practice her psionic talents. After months of barely getting by, Geva managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, she made her way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 600 gp.