Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has black fur. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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 feels threatened by others; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful, Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 500 pp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (3000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (100 gp). A small bag of saffron. (60 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (12000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (60 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Silver ewer (60 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (3000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. With wild brown hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Oriel was born the youngest of three triplets. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Family, Slave. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Emerald (1600 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Jade (140 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. He carries with him a set of hand crossbows on his belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He has moderate length green crest. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Courier who has hired him part-time. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Kiirith 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 recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Slave, Nature. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 7000 gp. Black pearl (600 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Blue sapphire (1400 gp). Coral (150 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Halfling, and stands approximately 2'11". She typically wears red cloth garments or leather armor, and her gloved hand is found clutching a lance. She keeps her golden hair in a pixie cut. Her ears are large.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, In love, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1100 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (160 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (160 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she prefers to wear flannel. Her tied-back hair is golden. Her blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. After a long history of fighting, Nissa and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Mentor, Military, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (10 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (10 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (10 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1700 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She wears a green collared shirt and tan skirt. She accessorizes with a yellow scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her dark red hair is smooth and relatively long. She is baby faced.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 8000 gp. White opal (600 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Jet (60 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Amber (60 gp). Sard (30 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. He wears a black shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and brown pants. He has a hunchback. He keeps his silver hair in a flapper bob. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Flak was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1800 pp. Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp).