Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His hair is short and brown. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Ralf grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Body Guard and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and a deep hatred of illithids

Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. This gray eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. 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 Barrister. He tends to his Barrister job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To be a Courier again; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 300 gp. 4 Holy water. 4 Holy water. 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He is dressed in earthy colors with a white and brown handkerchief worn on his right side. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 3200 sp.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He is an epitome of beauty. He has a very tight haircut. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. Richard 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 born on a small isolated farm. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His black hair is still thick. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. 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 left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Miller

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 31000 sp. Moss agate (14 gp).