Description: She stands about 5'1" and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born in a small desert village. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Deep green spinel (150 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Zircon (60 gp).

Description: 6'3" and muscular, this southern man wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. He keeps his bronze crest in a flapper bob. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Courier. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Courier for hire.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1400 gp. White pearl (90 gp). Sard (70 gp).

Description: She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull red iron scale mail. Her long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Ronwe was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Ronwe has worked very hard to control her curse. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Insomniac, Disease, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He is portly but not overly obese. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Travok lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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 west. 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: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 800 sp.