Description: He is a husky man, who has a large grey mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his brown robe. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Courier born in the past three hundred years. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Cory is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Courier for the past few years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to protect his home

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Job, Rich, Debt, Guardian. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 600 pp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (20 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (20 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (20 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (50 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp).

Description: He is wearing a long, violet, dusty cloak. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He has wavy silver hair. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his violet eyes.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. 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: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the west. His childhood dream was to be a Performer, but he was a colossal failure. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 3000 gp.

Description: This man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on his left hand. His hair is short and silver. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His arcane abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Gifted, Justice. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 7000 gp. Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Coral (40 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Amber (40 gp). Banded agate (7 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears just a brown suit. She has dyed her greying beige fur a little too much giving a sharp beige color. Her half smiles and copper eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She is a Deep Scion in disguise. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 11000 gp.

Description: She wears a grey armored body suit, with a simple pastel line shooting up and back down, and carries ceremonial daggers. She has wavy white hair. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Urshar enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Urshar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed, Hedonist. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Glassblower but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

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. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted, Pacifist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). Silver ewer (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (140 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (140 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a fancy brown suit. His auburn hair is cut short. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

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

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.