Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a black vest and prefers green and tan shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His black crest is long and unkept. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he feels threatened by others

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1800 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (110 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp).

Description: This woman wears a tan coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon her head, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her blonde hair is matted, messy, and big. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. A true patriot, Ellyjoybell would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Mentor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is dressed in a clean white cloak covering his clean studded leather, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'10" when asserting himself. His white hair is singed and shortened. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To end his boredom.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears a tan vest and prefers green and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Laucian was raised in a hard working conservative environment. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Carter for the past few years.

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

Ideals: Passionate, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Dragonborn, and stands approximately 6'8". He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, and his gloved hand is found clutching a halberd. He has dyed his greying white crest a little too much giving a sharp white color. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was born in the south. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She wears a white vest and prefers violet and blue shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She has wavy red hair. Her ears are large.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Half-Orc in existence. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she is greedy

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Slave, Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. He wears an eyepatch.

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. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Courier profession.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and balancing his hectic life and new slave trader responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 6000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (60 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears a green cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are likewise red.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, illithids burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the west, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying west to reunite her family. She's also a talented Sculptor, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Jade (160 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. Her black crest is singed and shortened. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady red eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Shoemaker. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Akra lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious, Family, In love. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1800 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (120 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp).