Description: He is lean but muscular and wears silk and lounges about seductively. His auburn hair is cut short. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A 6'2" northern man, he tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His scarlet crest is long and unkept. His gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Courier who has hired him part-time. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is renowned for her bright pastel dresses and hats. Her gray fur is unkempt and raggedy. Her yellow eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the north. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Courier for hire.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: This woman wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her yellow fur is thinning but still full. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Serpent was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Bard, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Bard in service of a powerful lord somewhere. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Sage hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has dedicated herself to building a better world.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 900 sp.