Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He is wearing a long, brown cloak. He has moderate length silver hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Courier but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Courier. Recently the stress of being a Courier has made it difficult for him to sleep.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Poor, Slave. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 3000 gp. Violet garnet (1600 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1400 gp). Jet (100 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Jet (100 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Amber (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her silver hair is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Born in the south to a Masseuse, Elama learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Masseuse responsibilities is difficult; and she wants to get laid

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 4000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Silver ewer (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (80 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1400 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (70 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Gold and ruby ring (4000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. 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 blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 4000 gp. Silver pearl (130 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Pink diamond (8000 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Iolite (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she is wearing a long, red, dusty cloak. She has wavy brown hair. Her violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Tawna was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered music. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Optimist, Logical, Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1100 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (80 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing singing.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and money/treasure

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 8000 gp. Chrysoprase (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Star ruby (1000 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Jade (100 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it, and is pretty ugly. He has dyed his greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He worked as a nervous Masseuse and found it very stressful. He has worked as a Masseuse like his father before him.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and expand his business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1400 pp. Onyx (50 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Rose (50 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Sard (50 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy beige fur. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She has a hunchback. She has wavy beige fur. She has gleaming, smiling yellow eyes.

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. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To be a Mortician again; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Military, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 800 pp. Star rose quartz (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Emerald (1100 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.