Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his quarterstaff with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. With a patchy white beard and wild white hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He got into the Masseuse business at a young age. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 400 pp. Chalcedony (60 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Hematite (4 gp).

Description: This malnourished man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around his ears. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Courier. A true patriot, Aelar would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: The child of a Performer, who enjoyed hunting, Aelar was taken on many hunting expeditions. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He struck the Courier job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Expand his business; and balancing his hectic life and new courier responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Military, Nature. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Alexandrite (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 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 dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (90 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (170 gp).