Description: She is lean but muscular and wears just a yellow suit. Her hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Andraste embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. 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 the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. Andraste abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. After a long history of fighting, Andraste and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 2000 sp. Sardonyx (30 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Citrine (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 5'8" and wears a brown tunic with yellow highlights, and long pastel pants that bunch up around his shoes. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length black hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born to a Courier, his father struggled to pay the bills. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Adelard 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 giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 110 pp. Eye agate (7 gp). Rose (60 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Jade (130 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'2". She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her blue hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She hates giants. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and a deep hatred of giants

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Debt. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 700 gp. Black pearl (700 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He takes great joy in being the best Courier in town.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: Sapphire pendant on gold chain (600 gp).