Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and white handkerchief worn on his left side. His chestnut hair is long and unkept. He has green eyes.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. Rurik enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He tends to his Courier job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and balancing his hectic life and new courier responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. He wears his red crest down. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born into a rich family. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Malachite (13 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp).

Description: Standing 6'4", this man wears a pastel shirt, with a blue mid length shorts with blue tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His red crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. His fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. The war was a terrible time for him, and Ghesh does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Slave. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 800 gp. Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Moss agate (5 gp).

Description: He wears skinny pants and wears a grey and white robe with the hood down. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'10" and wears a grey deerstalker hat and grey clothes. He keeps his auburn hair in a pixie cut. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Slave Trader. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He tends to his Slave Trader job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and sabotage a competitor

Bonds: Rich, Job, Military, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 4000 cp. Sard (30 gp).