Description: This late middle aged man is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems and is in decent physical shape. He has shaved his head bald. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Half-Elven culture. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Courier. He has achieved small success as a Courier.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Courier responsibilities is difficult; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Military, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman is wearing a long, black cloak and is in decent physical shape. Her long purple hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1500 gp.

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is typically in her Seamstress uniform. Her fur is cut close to her head. This blue eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has achieved small success as a Seamstress.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'4" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He prefers to wear flannel. His hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are white.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Seamstress business.

History: Kairon was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Through the years after Kairon was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Kairon's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and expand his business

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 130 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered black stockings, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'10" when asserting herself. Her moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is an amazing painter.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She took after her father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her father taught her to defend herself. When her father died while fighting goblins, the young Riswynn began to lead the lost caravan. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. She has done her best to style her blonde hair to look like a famous performer. Her skin is flawless and her violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. 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. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to settle down with her crush

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 80 pp.

Description: With yellow face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a tight fitting violet shirt and pants. His silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

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. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Military, Nature. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1200 gp. Alexandrite (200 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'4". He wears tattered old clothes. His bronze crest is still thick. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with singing. He constantly tries to fill his life with singing. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the east. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Norkruuth alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it; and many giants want him driven away

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She has a long golden ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Born to a Weaver, her mother struggled to pay the bills. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a old dungeon. She would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Jarana took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up flail and armor she uses now. She struck the Mason job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Expand her business; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Addict, Terse. Bonds: Job, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.