Description: He wears an entirely black suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His ears are large.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Nirgel's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Spice Merchant arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. 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 the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 350 gp.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She sports silver long hair. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her brown eyes.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. 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: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. Her first spouse was a Assassin, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: He has a missing left leg. He wears a black shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and yellow pants. His black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His black unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Dragonborn activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Dragonborn doctor. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 3 years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease, Racist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. His hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Zaffrab was born with his mother's beautiful face. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 30 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman is renowned for her bright pastel dresses and hats, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She wears her black fur up. Her skin is flawless and her blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Mentor, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 20 gp. Silver pearl (70 gp).

Description: She is lean but muscular and dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She has chestnut hair. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Courier. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Debt, In love. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'5". She wears bulky black painted plate armor. She has red crest. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gold eyes.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Kava's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: Kava lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are yellow and beady.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 80 gp. Lapis lazuli (12 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. She wears long strands of ruby and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She has a hunchback. Her black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her fierce black eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Tiefling in existence. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Justice, Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Silk rope. 1 Crowbar. 1 Disguise kit.