Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Tiefling culture. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Courier business.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. 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 has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 2800 sp. 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: She wears a brown coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon her head. Her hair is auburn and curly. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She hates Humans with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Agatha was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. Agatha liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Orc people.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Hedonist. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 100 gp. Onyx (20 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length black hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Sculptor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1500 sp. 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: Standing 5'9", this woman dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She has wavy black hair. Her gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Hecat liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She bought a monstrous two handed axe and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Slave, Nature. Occupation: Herbalist

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

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears white trousers with black and brown striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around his ears. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Vonbin enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she likes to wear ponchos typically of a light tan in addition to tight pants. She is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around her ears. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Spy for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Military, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat and is in decent physical shape. His moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Kelter was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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. 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: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized yellow coat. She has wavy black hair. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her green eyes.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Unemployed.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a mason again

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: Just what you see.