Description: This slender woman stands about 5'0". She sports yellow clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She wears her auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. 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 a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. In her 11th year, her parents were killed by a goblins raid, leaving Melissa alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by goblins. Melissa was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the goblins.

Motivation: Many goblins want her driven away; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He sports a flattop hair cut. His white eyes are slightly larger than normal.

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. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the north were limited. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Rich, Family, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 200 pp. Violet garnet (1500 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Sard (80 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Black opal (900 gp).

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a black coat. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. His eyes are likewise white. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Pink pearl (50 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 4'11" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his yellow robe. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. This green eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 400 gp. Eye agate (4 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Black pearl (700 gp).

Description: This northern woman is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her hair is short and blue. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family, Nature. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 400 gp. Coral (130 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is a mite stocky and dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a white coat with violet slacks. She has slicked back silver hair. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

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. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born into a rich family. 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. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion; and balancing her hectic life and new courier responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. He wears a grey tunic with black highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has a hunchback. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are amber.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His parents enrolled him in a Fighter school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: Just what you see.