Description: This dark-skinned male usually wears his violet robe and has his halberd always slung over his shoulder. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Randal was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Courier responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He wears blue robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a shortspear, but if one is not available he will default to his crossbow. His long auburn hair reaches down to his waist. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: Caeldrim wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Bard, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Ruler arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 3000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Amber (120 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). Blue-white diamond (6000 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Sard (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 2'11". He wears baggy red pantaloons and a white scarf. His moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Ombul hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. He took after his father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his father taught him to defend himself. When his father died while fighting gnolls, the young Ombul began to lead the lost caravan. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. His head has been shaved. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Locksmith but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Guard they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Locksmith, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a simple black robe with brown stripes complete with hood. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She has moderate length chestnut hair. Her eyes are likewise silver. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Decarabia 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. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 400 gp. Lapis lazuli (11 gp).

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, she prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her black crest is knotted and matted. Her eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Through the years after Aasathra was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Aasathra's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her black crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes are likewise red.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Family, Debt. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 200 gp.