Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears baggy tan pantaloons and a blue scarf. Her black hair is smooth and relatively long. She has brown eyes and a tan hat with a blue feather.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Dalaba embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Gnomish companion (her 'brother'). She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature rapier.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 16000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 6'5", this man is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His scarlet crest has been sun bleached extensively. His red eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson black hat.

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 receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is dressed in a clean grey cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her silver hair is long and unkept. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Opinionated, Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This late middle aged woman is typically in her Courier uniform and is in decent physical shape. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Born to a Seamstress, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Courier. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Poor, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His auburn hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Chad is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Chad was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. Being a Doctor kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 40 gp. Azurite (4 gp). 1 Masterwork manacles.