Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is yellow, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. His black hair is heavily combed to the left. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He got into the Courier business at a young age. He found a children's book about a Half-Orc Monk who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Courier responsibilities is difficult.

Bonds: Job, In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 40 pp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (180 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a tan coat. He has a long blonde beard with little hanging trinkets. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'7". He wears a white vest and prefers grey and blue shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. He found a children's book about a Half-Orc Adept who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. After a long history of fighting, Ar-Beka and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 200 sp. 4 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He has no crest. His fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and tan handkerchief worn on her left side. Her beige fur is singed and shortened. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. In her 13th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Cloak alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.