Description: This late middle aged woman dresses like a well dressed Courier does and is in decent physical shape. Her copper crest is smooth and relatively long. She has a dull look in her gold eyes.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Courier but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She got into the Courier business at a young age. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and balancing her hectic life and new courier responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 11000 gp. Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Fire opal (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Sard (40 gp). Jet (130 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Hematite (8 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, tan shirt, and red tie. He wears his blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: The child of a Guard, who enjoyed hunting, Ur-Lasu was taken on many hunting expeditions. He married young, but lost his spouse to giants. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ur-Lasu fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 800 pp. Hematite (13 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Sard (50 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a scythe on his belt. His blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. This brown eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Half-Orcs in Norûk's homeland. Norûk decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. After a long history of fighting, Norûk and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 5000 gp. A small bag of saffron. (60 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (180 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was born in the south. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1600 pp. Solid gold idol (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp).

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. His skin is light but he possesses many white ritualistic tattoos. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His hair is black and curly. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his green eyes.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. Fabien enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and expand his business

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 2000 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and is dressed in a clean grey cloak covering his clean studded leather. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length blonde hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Barkeep but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1400 pp. Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Jasper (50 gp). White opal (1500 gp). Sard (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Rose (50 gp). Black opal (1500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Black opal (1500 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt, and is pretty ugly. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has dedicated herself to building a better world.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 2000 gp. Black opal (1600 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp).