Description: An older man who very much looks the part of a Courier, he is not a threatening figure. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He hates drow. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Courier for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and a deep hatred of drow

Flaws: Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Debt. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He dresses in pastel turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with tan slacks. He has done his best to style his red fur to look like a famous performer. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Body Guard born in the past three hundred years. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His parents enrolled him in a Fighter school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Military, Nature. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: He is well dressed, constantly wearing a grey suit, white shirt, and green tie. He has wavy brown hair. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Reynard is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents enrolled him in a Paladin school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He wears professional attire, and carries flails. He has dyed his greying red fur a little too much giving a sharp red color. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 400 pp. White pearl (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Rose (70 gp). Coral (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a robe, a symbol of strength around his neck, and a club on his belt. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He hates Half-Orcs with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist, Impulsive. Bonds: Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 5000 cp. Peridot (50 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp).

Description: He has a missing right arm. He wears a worn and beaten armor. He has wavy purple hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: Forcas is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Forcas hails from a village terrorized by giants. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Miller hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by giants. Forcas was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: Many giants want him driven away.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 3000 cp. Aquamarine (300 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a green Stetson hat and green clothes. His silver crest is thinning but still full. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Patrin was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Commoner, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Commoner in service of a powerful lord somewhere. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to reunite with his absent mother

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 60 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She stands about 5'10" and wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her tied-back hair is red. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother 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 would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions.

Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This man wears dark leathers with embroidery. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has moderate length brown hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Arannis was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp).