Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. His black hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 160 pp. Violet garnet (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears baggy white pantaloons and a black scarf. He sports a flattop hair cut. He is baby faced.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Peren grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Bonds: Family, Military, Adventurer, Religious, Job. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1000 gp. Star ruby (1400 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned male wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He wears his auburn hair up. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is a great chef.

History: Gifted from a young age, Paelias studied abroad. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Courier work with an outfit from a few towns over. Courier work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. After a long history of fighting, Paelias and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His golden hair is lengthy. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He wears a colorful flower in his auburn hair. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

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 is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Gifted from a young age, Carrie studied abroad. 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 Carpenter. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 400 gp.