Description: This tall, slender man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has no crest. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gold.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Valorean alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Poor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This woman tends to wear a large brown jacket. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She has wavy silver hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Kristryd was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. When Kristryd reached her early adolescence her Dwarf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To be a Courier again; and balancing her hectic life and new unemployed responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 100 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He sports a long blonde beard, and similarly colored long hair. His green eyes peer out from beneath his small blue hat.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. 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: Himo lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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 been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 110 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (30 gp).

Description: Standing 4'11", this woman is well dressed, constantly wearing a yellow suit, tan shirt, and yellow tie. Her silver hair is smooth and relatively long. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: The child of a Crown-heir, who enjoyed hunting, Adelaide was taken on many hunting expeditions. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She is wearing a long, red cloak. Her brown hair is heavily combed to the right. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She is content; and she has a crush on the local fisher

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 100 sp.