Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She very much looks the part of a Courier. She sports blonde long hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. 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: Sumnes was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Terse. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 12000 cp. 2 Antitoxin. 2 Antitoxin. 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her chestnut hair is still thick. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Interpreter for the past few years.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Interpreter responsibilities is difficult; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, In love. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His long brass crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and doesn't want to be a apothecary and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

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 rags and sports a simple walking cane. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length red hair. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born in the east. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 1600 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a fancy black suit. He has dyed his greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. His blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Takra lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man wears an entirely blue suit with grey socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He wears his silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He got into the Barrister business at a young age. Cockaby 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. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To be a Bricklayer again; and he wants to get laid

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull white iron scale mail. Her auburn hair is lengthy. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was born in the west. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her martial talents. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Expand her business; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 900 sp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her hair is long and black with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small violet clips. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A freak accident while working with her Dyer mother left her crippled. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

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

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This woman tends to wear a large green jacket, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She has red hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gold.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: She is a Deep Scion in disguise. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 7000 cp.