Description: A 6'2" southern woman, she has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her grey robe. She has a long brown ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She has gray eyes.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Volen took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up axe and armor she uses now. She became a Courier soon after.

Motivation: To protect her home; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Job, Rich, Nature, Guardian. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Blue-white diamond (4000 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Rose (50 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Coral (150 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears white painted combat armor at almost all times. Her golden hair is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She has all her life been fascinated with writing.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 4000 gp. Moss agate (6 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 3'3". He is well dressed, constantly wearing a red suit, tan shirt, and violet tie. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. 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 Hunter. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Religious, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 300 pp.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a green coat over a yellow low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon his head. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has gold eyes and a green hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Laborer. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Fenriz was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His parents were killed by illithids in a raid when he was still a young child. The illithids captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Selfish, Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 800 pp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (130 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 900 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). Silver ewer (40 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she usually wears her grey robe and has her sickle always slung over her shoulder. Her golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her father worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled father and took her father's old job. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 4000 gp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (20 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (170 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She keeps her blue hair in a flapper bob. Her eyes are black and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Hecat was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: To protect her home; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Guardian. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 2600 pp. Bloodstone (50 gp). White opal (1000 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.