Description: He wears a black shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and brown pants. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy blonde hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Prâk isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Orc unity. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Prâk hails from a village terrorized by illithids. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Courier. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Prâk was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Revenge; and he wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She has a very tight haircut. Her fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with her Mason mother left her crippled. After a long history of fighting, Thiala and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Slave, Mentor. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1200 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: With red face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her long chestnut hair reaches down to her waist. Her amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Torgga lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Locksmith for hire.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 9000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (80 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (180 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (180 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (180 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp).

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around his neck, and a crossbow on his belt. He carries with him a set of crossbows, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has no crest. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Hirrathak 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 to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Impulsive. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 11000 gp. Azurite (7 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp).

Description: He sports blue clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 9000 gp. A silver and pearl hairclip (60 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and money/treasure

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 700 pp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (20 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (20 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (150 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. Her lavender fur has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. 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 was born into a rich family. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Family, Religious. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 7000 gp. Bloodstone (40 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.