Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her black hair is cut short. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: Mella speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: Mella was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Mella liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Gardener.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Impeccable, Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 110 gp. Rose (50 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is renowned for her bright green dresses and hats. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Courier born in the past three hundred years. 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: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She's also a talented Scribe, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and to be a scribe again

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Bonds: Job, Nature, Religious, Debt. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Moss agate (16 gp).

Description: He wears red robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a hand crossbow, but if one is not available he will default to his falchion. His hair is long and red with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small red clips. His beard is brown, braided, and well cared for. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Kelter isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He worked as a nervous Shepherd and found it very stressful. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Shepherd for the past few years.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 5000 sp. Obsidian (13 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Emerald (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'0". She wears a tan shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and brown pants. She keeps her white hair in a pixie cut. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Gnomes in Shamil's homeland. Shamil decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Shamil fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.