Description: 4'3" and muscular, this western man wears skinny pants and wears a grey and brown robe with the hood down. His hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. He has violet eyes and a grey hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He is a Courier first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Born in the west to a Courier, Taklinn learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Courier. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Courier.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Courier responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: She wears bulky brown painted plate armor. Her golden hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Herbalist but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Helgret was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 19000 sp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (110 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His long golden hair reaches down to his waist. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a old dungeon. He would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Rurik took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up trident and armor he uses now. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Herbalist responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 100 gp. Pink pearl (160 gp).

Description: Standing 5'3", this man is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His long black fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Adventurer and was forced into it by his family; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, he is not a threatening figure. His silver crest is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are red.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. After coming to the age of reason, Zedaar took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. His addictions have taken their toll on his wallet, and he has found himself with a great deal of debt owed.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Debt. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He wears a black tunic with grey highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around his shoes. His long blue crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. After coming to the age of reason, Gargax took it upon himself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 170 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has shaved his head bald. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Thar's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Forgetful, Ugly. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 31000 sp. Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Zircon (50 gp). 6 Acid flasks. 1 Alchemist’s fire. 3 Smokesticks.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has dyed his greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. His eyes are a pleasant black.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Barakas is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Barakas was born with his father's beautiful face. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a interpreter again

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 8000 sp.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Olrok was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He worked as a nervous Fortune-teller and found it very stressful. He has worked as a Fortune-teller like his father before him.

Motivation: To be a Guard again.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 70 pp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (80 gp).