Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and wears a grey armored body suit, with a simple brown line shooting up and back down. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His hair is auburn and curly. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She is renowned for her bright green dresses and hats. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her hair is silver and very short. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Flaws: Insane, Mundane, Hedonist. Bonds: Slave, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He sports grey clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He takes great joy in being the best Soapmaker in town.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Tiefling companion (his 'brother'). He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Soapmaker.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She tends to wear a large blue jacket. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Courier born in the past three hundred years. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Traulam was born the youngest of three triplets. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Courier hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Courier for the past few years.

Motivation: To be a Spice Merchant again; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Family, Poor, In love. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is lean but muscular and dresses like a well dressed Spice Merchant does. Her golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A gifted student she started as a Servant, but she got bored and became a Spice Merchant. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 27000 sp. Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (70 gp).