Description: He tends to wear a green poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His ears are large.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Qualen took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up ceremonial dagger and armor he uses now. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Nature. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man sports red clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Horza hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Some 8 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Horza never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

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 he has decided he is irredeemable

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 4000 sp. Black opal (1500 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp).

Description: He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He wears a colorful flower in his golden hair. This gray eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is a Seamstress first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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 has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Courier. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has styled his golden hair well, parting it to the right. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. 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: Retire the richest man in the east; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Ugly. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1000 gp. Amethyst (130 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His long silver hair reaches down to his waist. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born into a rich family. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. 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: Doesn't want to be a Carter and was forced into it by his family.

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Jade (40 gp). Sard (50 gp). White opal (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.