Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears an entirely red suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her silver hair is long and unkept. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Eran was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Courier. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Courier responsibilities is difficult; and to be a fortune-teller again

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: In love, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1 Buckler.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears suspenders and blue workpants. Her shirt is green, and she wears a heavy blue leather apron most of the time. With wild golden hair. Her skin is flawless and her green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'3". She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She keeps her chestnut hair in a pixie cut. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are silver.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She takes great joy in being the best Map Maker in town.

History: She was born in a small plains village. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Job, Nature. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He is portly but not overly obese. He has moderate length blonde hair. His ears are large.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. 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, Calcitro is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the east. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Laborer. He has achieved small success as a Laborer.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 170 gp. Chalcedony (40 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp).

Description: She wears long strands of jet and short white dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is typically in his Courier uniform. His hair is black and very short. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He became a Courier soon after.

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

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a black shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and blue pants. Her hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her red eyes.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She got into the Spice Merchant business at a young age. In her 11th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Uzza alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Spice Merchant for the past few years.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 500 sp. Silver pearl (130 gp).

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. He is portly but not overly obese. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Lewis was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he is content

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around his ears. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family, Religious. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.