Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Courier. His white hair is cut short. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. 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 to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the south were limited. Being a Courier kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1100 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a white coat over a green low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon his head, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He has dyed his greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was raised in a island tribe. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Varis fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: In love, Nature. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 300 gp. Amethyst (110 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he very much looks the part of a Sage. His brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Mortician profession.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. 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 Sage. He's also a talented Mortician, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand his business; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and is well dressed, constantly wearing a white suit, black shirt, and white tie. His hair is long and black with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small white clips. His beard is auburn, braided, and well cared for. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

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. Tharivol is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Tharivol abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Malachite (11 gp). Jet (50 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He wears skinny pants and wears a brown and grey robe with the hood down. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has a white handlebar mustache and slicked back white hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. A true patriot, Varis would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by drow. Varis was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Military, Poor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 300 gp.