Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She very much looks the part of a Courier. Her auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Courier born in the past three hundred years. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. Recently the stress of being a Courier has made it difficult for her to sleep.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing her hectic life and new courier responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac, Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: A 6'9" southern man, he is well dressed, constantly wearing a green suit, white shirt, and brown tie. His purple hair is matted, messy, and big. His red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. A freak accident while working with his Animal Trainer father left him crippled. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 900 pp. Onyx (20 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Blue sapphire (1200 gp).

Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft violet waves gently in the breeze. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her hair is white and curly. Her eyes are green.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Gnomish culture. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Jelenneth was born on a far eastern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Actor. She found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, she put together a working one.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and she is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her crest is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her gold unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is mildly Dragonborn supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Gifted from a young age, Chassath studied abroad. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She was granted druidic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Racist, Impulsive. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His blonde hair is cut short. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Masseuse. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. Manfred enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and expand his business

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Job, Poor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She sports a flattop crest cut. Her skin is flawless and her gold eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

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. Aasathra was born on a far eastern forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Baker. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears bulky white painted plate armor. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Kâka was born the youngest of three triplets. He dropped out of school to support his sick father, and resented it. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Job, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 350 gp.

Description: He stands about 3'8" and is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are amber and beady.

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 receives visions of the future at random moments

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was granted divine powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He stands about 6'3" and wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He worked as a nervous Architect and found it very stressful. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Architect responsibilities is difficult; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job, Military. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1000 gp. Smoky quartz (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp).