Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull black iron scale mail. His blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. This gray eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Through the years after Nalral was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Nalral's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nalral fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Courier and was forced into it by his family; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Sensitive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 7000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (90 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp).

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He prefers to wear flannel. His lavender fur is braided into rings. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: To clean up the streets.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Guardian, Mentor, In love. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 2000 gp. Black opal (1000 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Emerald (1000 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 6'5" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He takes great joy in being the best Courier in town.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Bernard abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: To be a Seamstress again; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1000 pp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (20 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (20 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (20 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 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.

Description: This late middle aged woman usually wears her black robe and has her monstrous two handed axe always slung over her shoulder and is in decent physical shape. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. She has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: Lilith is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Sailor work with an outfit from a few towns over. Sailor work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Extrovert, Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 10000 gp. Smoky quartz (60 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Citrine (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This light-skinned male wears a white shirt with thin black vertical stripes and blue pants. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born into a rich family. A gifted student he started as a Mayor, but he got bored and became a Knight. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Knight for the past few years.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and balancing his hectic life and new knight responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 4000 gp. Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Amber (60 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Black opal (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her hair is long and chestnut with streaks of golden, and is pulled back with small white clips. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She has all her life been fascinated with painting.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Brewer they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Fortune-teller, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Jet (70 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Emerald (400 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Amber (70 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp).

Description: Standing 3'11", this man is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. His hair is golden and very short. His ears are large.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. When Ulfgar reached his early adolescence his Dwarf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He has dedicated himself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Slave, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 7000 gp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp).