Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a white coat. His blonde hair is braided into rings. His ears are large.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 2000 gp. Onyx (60 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp).

Description: He dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a white coat with tan slacks. His red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. 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: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1200 gp. Azurite (5 gp).

Description: 4'10" and muscular, this northern man wears grey trousers with black and brown striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He wears his brown hair up. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Courier born in the past three hundred years. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. Ostracized due to the necromantic 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 was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To be a Sculptor again.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 50 pp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp).

Description: 5'1" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He wears his white hair down. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Immigrant, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Elves. His skin is dark but he possesses many green ritualistic tattoos. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He keeps his blonde hair in a flapper bob. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered east to less war torn lands. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and money/treasure

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic, Logical. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 11000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 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 (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (80 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (160 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (80 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (9000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp).