Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered red stockings, marred by sweets. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Halfling companion (his 'brother'). He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 700 pp. Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Jet (40 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she dresses like a well dressed Courier does. Her tied-back hair is blonde. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her amber eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: She got into the Courier business at a young age. A gifted student she started as a Priest, but she got bored and became a Courier. Some 6 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Ida never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Attractive, In love. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 90 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she tends to wear a pastel poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a blue tunic with brown highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around her shoes. She has auburn hair. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Silaqui grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Her parents enrolled her in a Commoner school at a young age so that she could practice her divine talents. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 8000 cp.

Description: 3'7" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a blue costume with the symbols of strength on his torso. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his top blue hat.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: The child of a Cook, who enjoyed hunting, Sapply was taken on many hunting expeditions. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 31000 sp. Black pearl (500 gp). Jet (120 gp). White pearl (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item.