Description: He is in excellent shape and wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has a long auburn beard with little hanging trinkets. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is a Courier first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He got into the Courier business at a young age. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Courier for the past few years.

Motivation: To be a Herbalist again.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 900 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (10 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

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. His white hair and beard is wavy and long. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He hates Elves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. Heian is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Mortician arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Family, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A 6'8" southern man, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Knight. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1200 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing left leg. He wears a grey shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and violet pants. His gray fur is still thick. He has green eyes and a grey hat with a tan feather.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. The war was a terrible time for him, and Spring does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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 has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 210 gp. Malachite (11 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and white handkerchief worn on his left side. He has black hair. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His druidic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. Now he works as a writing tutor during his time off.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Logical, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 19000 cp.