Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a green costume with the symbols of magic on her torso. She has done her best to style her silver hair to look like a famous performer. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 300 gp. Amethyst (120 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she tends to wear a brown poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Born in the north to a Courier, Kristryd learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 15 years.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Courier responsibilities is difficult; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Logical, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This malnourished man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has wavy green crest. His gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Laborer and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Professionalism. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears baggy red pantaloons and a grey scarf. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To end her boredom.

Flaws: Shy, Selfish, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 160 pp. Carnelian (60 gp).

Description: This light-skinned female wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a white coat. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her auburn hair is cut short. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gray eyes.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Shautha was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Shautha decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 400 gp. A delicate brass dragon egg (90 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. Her skin is dark but she possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She has a very tight haircut. Her gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her singing with anyone who is interested.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family, In love. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Rose (80 gp). Zircon (80 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull grey iron scale mail. Her auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, she put together a working one.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her pastel robe. She wears her dark red hair down. Her silver eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Pyra is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Pyra was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He is an epitome of beauty. He wears his chestnut hair down. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit men.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. 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 has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Glassblower. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 20 pp.