Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and violet, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with dancing. She constantly tries to fill her life with dancing. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: The child of a Shepherd, who enjoyed hunting, Vola was taken on many hunting expeditions. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Nature, Guardian, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Eye agate (14 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Sard (30 gp).

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears just a blue suit. She wears her brown hair down. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a black armored body suit, with a simple yellow line shooting up and back down. Her long dark red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are black and beady.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Born in the north to a Courier, Criella learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Courier. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Courier responsibilities is difficult; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He wears his white hair down. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Alvyn hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and doesn't want to be a farmer and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Selfish, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a simple tan robe with brown stripes complete with hood. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Guard hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 200 gp. Red spinel (140 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Carnelian (60 gp).