Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a black collared shirt and blue pants. He accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Zephan was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and expand his business

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His hair is red and curly. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Priest arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and money/treasure

Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, In love, Has a crush. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy scarlet crest. He wears a robe, a symbol of luck around his neck, and a trident on his belt. He has a hunchback. His scarlet crest is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. 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. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Mugrunden fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1300 gp. Violet garnet (1000 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Fire opal (700 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a worn and beaten armor. He sports a long golden beard, and similarly colored long hair. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Courier who has hired him part-time. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1100 gp. Star ruby (500 gp).