Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He tends to wear a red poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He wears his chestnut hair up. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born in the west to a Courier, Nicholas learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Persistence, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He wears a black feathered hat and black clothes. He carries with him a set of halberds on his belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He hates Humans with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He worked as a nervous Bookbinder and found it very stressful. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His arcane abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He struck the Bounty Hunter job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls; and revenge

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane, Addict. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: Blue quartz (16 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Sard (80 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His golden hair is knotted and matted. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

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. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 200 gp. Alexandrite (200 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 6'1" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He prefers to wear yellow clothing when he does not wear armor. He has dyed his greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Guardian, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 100 gp.