Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His tied-back hair is blonde. His brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Alston grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He is greedy; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver ewer (20 gp).

Description: An older man who very much looks the part of a Actor, he is not a threatening figure. His silver hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He is a Jackalwere in disguise. A gifted student he started as a Carpenter, but he got bored and became a Actor. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and to be a carpenter again

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a simple blue robe with red stripes complete with hood. He carries a battered warhammer and tarnished spear as well. He keeps his red hair in a flapper bob. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Detective but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and 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

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 700 pp. Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears suspenders and green workpants. His shirt is brown, and he wears a heavy green leather apron most of the time. He has white hair. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. 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 Spice Merchant. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he's in love

Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 2000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (140 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp).