Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a simple red robe with white stripes complete with hood, and is pretty ugly. Her long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady hazel eyes.

Personality: She is a Courier first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: The child of a Tanner, who enjoyed hunting, Nedda was taken on many hunting expeditions. In her 12th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Courier

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Zircon (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length brass crest. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Fisher. He struck the Fisher job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Slave, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 70 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 3'5" northern man, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. His blonde hair is lengthy. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of giants once and for all.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Qualen has worked very hard to control his curse. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Locksmith and was forced into it by his family; and revenge

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1000 sp. A small bag of saffron. (30 gp). 1 Silk rope. 1 Superior lock. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. Her red hair is well kept. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gray eyes.

Personality: Shautha is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Shautha was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her martial abilities were realized during a raid on her village. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Extrovert, Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Black opal (1000 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears skinny pants and wears a white and black robe with the hood down, and is pretty ugly. He sports a long brown beard, and similarly colored long hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 400 gp.