Description: This malnourished man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His chestnut hair is singed and shortened. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

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 gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1600 pp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (20 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, and carries greatswords. Her long blue hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her white eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. The war was a terrible time for her, and Ishte does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. When Ishte reached her early adolescence her Tiefling father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 17000 gp. Citrine (50 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Coral (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears just a red suit. His red hair is long and unkept. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Ombul was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. 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: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 700 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (50 gp).

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing yellow cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. She has done her best to style her auburn hair to look like a famous performer. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Arara was born with her father's beautiful face. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Arara fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 3000 gp. Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Rose (20 gp).

Description: This western woman wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with green colored cloaks and clothing. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her red crest is lengthy. She has a dull look in her gold eyes.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Ruloth was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family, In love. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 700 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (80 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp).

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He is an epitome of beauty. His silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. 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: Money/treasure; and balancing his hectic life and new courier responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 6000 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Jet (120 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Jade (120 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a simple red robe with violet stripes complete with hood. He has moderate length silver hair. His eyes are violet.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 16000 gp. A small bag of saffron. (10 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2000 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (10 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). 1 Major magic item.