Description: This man likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on his right hand. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Vanuath lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

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

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 4000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he very much looks the part of a Courier. He has shaved his head bald. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Courier arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to be a crown-heir again

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Religious, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Courier

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 3000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (70 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (70 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 pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and balancing his hectic life and new fortune-teller responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Terse, Antagonistic. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 3000 gp. Red garnet (80 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.