Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has a very tight haircut. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Painter profession.

History: Aust was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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 Courier. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Courier for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 2500 gp. Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp).

Description: He wears a black armored body suit, with a simple tan line shooting up and back down. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born in the north to a Farmer, Varis learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He's also a talented Ruler, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He keeps his white hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His hair is red and very short. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. Ogg enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Ogg was born the youngest of three triplets. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 3 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He sports a flattop hair cut. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his black eyes.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Bounty Hunter arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the south were limited. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Passionate, Justice. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 700 pp. 1 Medium magic item.