Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears an entirely brown suit with violet socks and a vest with buckled shoes. With a patchy black beard and wild black hair. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Theren is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. A true patriot, Theren would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Being born in the east, 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 east 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. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He is content; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Military, Nature, Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 700 pp. Zircon (20 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

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 refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. 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 Barrister. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Courier again; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1000 gp. Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Malachite (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 4'9" and wears a brown tunic with green highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around his shoes. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His white hair is matted, messy, and big. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (70 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).