Description: He is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 400 pp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). A small bag of saffron. (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp).

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his halberd with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. His ears are large.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Courier born in the past three hundred years. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 3000 gp. Chalcedony (20 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Jet (90 gp). Zircon (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He has a long golden beard with little hanging trinkets. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Theriatis was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father 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. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Many orcs want him driven away; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 4000 gp. Deep blue spinel (600 gp).