Description: He wears a brown shirt with thin pastel vertical stripes and green pants. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. River was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. River decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. After months of barely getting by, River managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He wears his red hair up. His green eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed blue hat.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: The child of a Fortune-teller, who enjoyed hunting, Oppleby was taken on many hunting expeditions. 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 set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and many gnolls want him driven away

Bonds: Nature, Family, Adventurer, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 800 sp. Onyx (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Jasper (40 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears pastel trousers with white and blue striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her lavender fur is braided into rings. Her hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Courier profession.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. After coming to the age of reason, Jade took it upon herself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. Recently the stress of being a Hunter has made it difficult for her to sleep.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people; and to be a courier again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: This woman prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her crest is greying and her face has many wrinkles. This gold eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. As a very small child her family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. Her mother, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect her and cast a teleportation spell that whisked her away. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 6'8" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears professional attire. He keeps his yellow fur in a pixie cut. He has yellow eyes and a pastel hat with a brown feather.

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 believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Slave, Religious. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 300 sp.