Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he very much looks the part of a Courier. He wears a colorful flower in his copper crest. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the south. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He tends to his Courier job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly whips and lances. He has styled his blonde hair well, parting it to the right. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: Efferil was born with his mother's beautiful face. 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 has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Secretive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He wears a black armored body suit, with a simple grey line shooting up and back down. His rusty crest is knotted and matted. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was born in the north. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Being a Detective 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 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 a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 9000 sp.

Description: This man wears tattered old clothes. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on his left hand. He has styled his golden hair well, parting it to the left. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. 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 has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Moss agate (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item.