Description: This slender man stands about 6'0". He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. His hair is auburn and curly. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He takes great joy in being the best Courier in town.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 6000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Gold and ruby ring (10000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (80 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (40 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Elves. Her skin is dark but she possesses many white ritualistic tattoos. She wears a fancy blue dress. She has wavy blonde hair. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Sardonyx (40 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Jade (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She dresses like a well dressed Servant does. Her gray fur is matted, messy, and big. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She worked as a nervous Servant and found it very stressful. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 11000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is renowned for her bright tan dresses and hats. She is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Virra was born the youngest of three triplets. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Marshal hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. After a long history of fighting, Virra and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she wants revenge against gnolls

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Family, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 900 pp. Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man wears just a blue suit. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on his right hand. He keeps his long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform 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: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Military, Slave. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 4000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (120 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. He has dyed his greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Cairn is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 800 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (140 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 3'2" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He dresses well, wearing blue shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His brown hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. 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: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 700 pp. 1 Major magic item.