Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He is physically well-built. His golden hair is lengthy. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 170 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He wears his white hair down. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. Being a Brewer kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 70 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'6" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a violet cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. His hair is short and brown. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. His childhood dream was to be a Apothecary, but he was a colossal failure. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and balancing his hectic life and new courier responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Nature, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 2000 sp. Chalcedony (70 gp). 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She carries a battered sword and tarnished hand crossbow as well. Her golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Grai lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Sage hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Religious. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 200 sp. Zircon (30 gp).

Description: This western man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with violet lining and desert motifs. His clothes are grease stained in places. With a patchy silver beard and wild silver hair. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 100 gp. Amber (130 gp).

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has moderate length auburn hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Taklinn lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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 Animal Trainer. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Animal Trainer and was forced into it by his family.

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Family, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 80 gp. Smoky quartz (50 gp). Iolite (50 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is brown and curly. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He hates Half-Elves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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 greedy; and money/treasure

Flaws: Racist, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 300 sp. Red garnet (50 gp).

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He wears bulky blue painted plate armor, marred by sweets. He has no hair. He has green eyes and a blue hat with a tan feather.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 700 sp. Solid gold idol (300 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she has the majority of her body covered in plate. She is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around her ears. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born to a Engraver, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Human companion (her 'brother'). She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shortspear.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: Malachite (6 gp).