Description: A plain young-adult man, he very much looks the part of a Courier. His chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Solomon is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Bather profession.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Courier hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He tends to his Courier job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To be a Bather again.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 500 gp. Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Obsidian (5 gp).

Description: He wears a tan vest and prefers violet and black shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing writing.

History: Roger lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Blacksmith work with an outfit from a few towns over. Blacksmith work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 800 gp. Silver pearl (100 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Malachite (8 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears tattered old clothes. He has a blonde handlebar mustache and slicked back blonde hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. Shane enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and revenge

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Nature, Poor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 2200 sp. Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Iolite (30 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he is dressed in earthy colors with a violet and blue handkerchief worn on his right side. His black hair is lengthy. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Guardian, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 2000 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'9" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. He wears his golden hair up. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. 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: Shane was born with his mother's beautiful face. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 east. Some 5 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Shane never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, In love, Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 500 gp.