Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He is portly but not overly obese. With a patchy chestnut beard and wild chestnut hair. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is a Courier first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Gifted from a young age, Ahvain studied abroad. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Guard; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 40000 cp.

Description: He usually wears his black robe and has his flail always slung over his shoulder. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his flail, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Varis was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Varis decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: 4'11" and muscular, this eastern man is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Varis was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Baker

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 800 pp. Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). White opal (1600 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. His tied-back hair is auburn. His ears are large.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. He has achieved small success as a Soapmaker.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Soapmaker responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 200 gp. Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a brown shirt with thin green vertical stripes and red pants. His golden hair, when down, is lengthy. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Spice Merchant. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born to a Layabout, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others.

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.