Description: This light-skinned male dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His tied-back hair is chestnut. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

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. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Courier profession.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He struck the Cook job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to be a courier again

Flaws: Insane, Emotional. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. His crest is copper, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Slave. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her black hair is heavily combed to the right. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a tan armored body suit, with a simple white line shooting up and back down. With wild white hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Mumpena was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 300 gp. Violet garnet (800 gp).

Description: He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly hand crossbows and greatswords. He keeps his long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 55. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Tarak grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Tarak. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: 6'4" and muscular, this eastern woman wears a worn and beaten armor. Her lavender fur is still thick. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She got into the Cook business at a young age. 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 Cook. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Cook for hire.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: An older woman who prefers to wear flannel, she is not a threatening figure. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length brown hair. Her red eyes peer out from beneath her feathered black hat.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She has all her life been fascinated with singing.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the west. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, gnolls burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the west, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying west to reunite her family. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and she is content

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1800 sp.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. His blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. As a young child he wandered into the woods despite his mother's warnings against it. Afterwards he claimed he had encountered drow who tried to eat his hand. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Many drow want him driven away; and he wants revenge against drow

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He likes to wear tan tank tops with brown pants. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He has wavy black hair. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born in the north. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the north were limited. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 700 sp.