Description: This younger middle-aged man wears many layers of old clothing at all times, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He wears his chestnut hair down. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Ruler profession.

History: Gifted from a young age, Erdan studied abroad. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He's also a talented Ruler, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Courier responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, In love, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 200 pp. Banded agate (5 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a pastel coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon his head. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the left. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Heian embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. 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: To pay off his debts; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Nature, Debt. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. His silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 600 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. He has dyed his greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born in the south. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and red, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Butcher. He has taken up work as a Butcher and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: Revenge; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Military, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 300 pp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (110 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (100 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.