Description: 5'11" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. Her brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with dancing. She constantly tries to fill her life with dancing. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born to a Shepherd, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Artistic, Logical, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 7000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She dresses like a well dressed Courier does. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. With wild chestnut hair. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Born in the south to a Courier, Arha learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She worked as a nervous Courier and found it very stressful. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing her hectic life and new courier responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Attractive, In love. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 7000 gp. Blue quartz (15 gp). Jade (160 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). Sard (50 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Rose (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Sard (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Urshar was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted, Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 9000 gp. Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Coral (160 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Clear bright green emerald (8000 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Jet (160 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a robe, a symbol of magic around his neck, and a glaive on his belt. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Eye agate (13 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). White opal (1600 gp). Jet (110 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Black opal (1600 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'6" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He uses divination through singing.

History: Gifted from a young age, Roger studied abroad. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Miner hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1100 pp. Star ruby (900 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Fire opal (900 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears just a yellow suit. Her hair is long and black with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small yellow clips. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Ella is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature, Family, Debt. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 2000 gp. Red garnet (90 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Blue sapphire (800 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Iolite (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his spear with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He keeps his long black hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a Scribe first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Scribe. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 300 pp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (120 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp).