Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a violet deerstalker hat and violet clothes. She wears a colorful flower in her golden hair. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Oriel hails from a village terrorized by giants. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Courier. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and balancing her hectic life and new courier responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Opinionated, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She is renowned for her bright black dresses and hats. Her red crest is long and unkept. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Sora was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Tiefling activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Tiefling doctor. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away; and she wants revenge against dire rats

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Racist. Bonds: Job, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 180 pp. Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her childhood dream was to be a Soapmaker, but she was a colossal failure. She has achieved small success as a Carpenter.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; 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: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her black hair is matted, messy, and big. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Body Guard hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears many layers of old clothing at all times, and a wedding ring on her left hand. She has wavy cinnamon fur. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes orcs are coming to abduct people. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Aura was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. In her 16th year, her parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Aura alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, In love, Enemies. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Gold music box (2000 gp).