Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She has moderate length orange fur. Her eyes are likewise copper.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Shadow was raised in a hard working conservative environment. While she appears to be a normal Tabaxi, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and balancing her hectic life and new courier responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is renowned for his bright red suits and hats. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Born in the north to a Locksmith, Jak learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1000 sp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. He is physically well-built. His brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In his 12th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Kothûg alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Pacifist, Fighting. Bonds: Nature, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He prefers to wear yellow pants and tee shirts. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the right. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Military. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Banded agate (14 gp).