Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he tends to wear a tan poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has dyed his greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He got into the Courier business at a young age. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He's also a talented Gardener, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 400 pp. Peridot (40 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Amber (110 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp).

Description: This malnourished man dresses like a well dressed Locksmith does. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Locksmith hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He bought a kukri and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son.

Bonds: Job, Poor, Attractive, Family, Nature. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears long strands of ruby and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His hair is long and black with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small tan clips. His beard is brown, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is a great chef.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Aust liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and balancing his hectic life and new banker responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Nature. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 300 pp. Jade (110 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and tan handkerchief worn on her right side. Her white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Map Maker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 3 years.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Job, Religious. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 500 pp. Obsidian (4 gp). Jade (120 gp). Rose (80 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Coral (120 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Blue sapphire (1200 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). White pearl (120 gp).

Description: This eastern woman wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Human companion (her 'brother'). She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To be a Performer again; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 700 pp. Bloodstone (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Amber (70 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). White opal (1300 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Rose (70 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a worn and beaten armor. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Pink pearl (130 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Black opal (1000 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Peridot (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His crest is brass, silky, and of moderate length. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is an amazing painter.

History: Hirrathak hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Barber

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Amethyst (80 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). Coral (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.