Description: She is a husky woman, who is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing pastel cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. She has moderate length white fur. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Courier. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Courier. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by orcs. Skirt was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and many orcs want her driven away

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 90 gp. Deep green spinel (120 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature hammer.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Terse, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 500 gp. Golden pearl (60 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp).

Description: An older man who typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is short and brown. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Horza will drive conversation. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Horza was raised in a hard working conservative environment. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 400 gp. Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp).

Description: She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. She has slicked back auburn hair. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Human in existence. Helen is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Helen lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her childhood dream was to be a Weaver, but she was a colossal failure. She has achieved small success as a Cook.

Motivation: To unite with her sister.

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 5000 cp.