Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a brown shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and red pants. He has moderate length purple hair. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Mundane, Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 110 pp. Banded agate (11 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Black pearl (900 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 4'11" and wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered violet stockings. His chestnut hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Courier arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Arannis was born on a far northern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Courier. 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: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He wears his red hair up. He is baby faced.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His childhood dream was to be a Jeweler, but he was a colossal failure. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Half-Orc compassion; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Slave, Job. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 80000 cp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (170 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (30 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (30 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a shortspear on his belt. His chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He found a children's book about a Human Commoner who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Frederick fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: White pearl (40 gp).

Description: 6'3" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He sports a flattop fur cut. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: Harvest hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. A true patriot, Harvest would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. 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 loathes his own lifestyle.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Religious. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1600 gp. Golden pearl (160 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Jade (160 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.