Description: 5'5" and muscular, this southern woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her long silver hair reaches down to her waist. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Born to a Dilettante, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She bought a dagger and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Bonds: Religious, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: Freshwater pearl (13 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his sickle with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His head has been shaved. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson grey hat.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Whurbin will drive conversation. 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 born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Whurbin has worked very hard to control his curse. 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 greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'5" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He tends to wear a large brown jacket. He wears his white fur up. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1300 gp. Black pearl (200 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears tattered old clothes. Sporting a chestnut mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of giants once and for all.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Courier hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Many giants want her driven away; and a deep hatred of giants

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Poor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 6000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'0" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. His hair is golden and very short. This hazel eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Fisher profession.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Fisher they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Mercenary, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and to be a fisher again

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 2100 gp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears bulky green painted plate armor. Her gold crest, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are likewise red. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. The war was a terrible time for her, and Vezera does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 330 gp.

Description: She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with violet colored cloaks and clothing. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her brown hair is braided into rings. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: Egelina was born the youngest of three triplets. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She's also a talented Ploughman, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Family, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1700 gp.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She is an epitome of beauty. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. 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: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. A friendly and beautiful Half-Elf, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: She was born in a small plains village. A gifted student she started as a Bowyer, but she got bored and became a Gardener. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 500 pp. Carnelian (50 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. His rusty crest is knotted and matted. He has red eyes.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

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. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Courier. He has worked as a Courier like his father before him.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Military, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.