Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She has chestnut hair. Her eyes are green and beady.

Personality: She is a Courier first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She got into the Courier business at a young age. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the east were limited. She has worked as a Courier like her father before her.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a worn and beaten armor. His crest is short and white. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Butcher. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Butcher work with an outfit from a few towns over. Butcher work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. His orange fur has been sun bleached extensively. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: Trail was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His childhood dream was to be a Bookbinder, but he was a colossal failure. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Expand his business; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: Rock crystal (40 gp).

Description: Standing 5'11", this man prefers to wear brown clothing when he does not wear armor. His blonde hair is thinning but still full. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Born in the west to a Guard, Everard learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1000 cp. Deep green spinel (110 gp). 1 Backpack.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a tattered pair of loose blue pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs, and is pretty ugly. His golden hair is still thick. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, gnolls burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying north to reunite his family. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and many gnolls want him driven away

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She has a hunchback. She has moderate length black hair. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: She hates goblins. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She got into the Barrister 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 Barrister. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by goblins. Whurdred was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the goblins.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she wants revenge against goblins

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she has the majority of her body covered in plate. She wears her brown hair down. Her violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. She always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 2000 sp. 4 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: This southern woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. 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 south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. Marastyr was born on a far southern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Bricklayer. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her brown robe. Her brown hair is singed and shortened. This brown eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was raised in a forest tribe. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She's also a talented Farmer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Layabout responsibilities is difficult; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Secretive. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 100 gp. Bloodstone (70 gp).