Description: A 3'11" eastern woman, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She has a long silver ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Marastyr fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 190 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (80 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'0" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears baggy brown pantaloons and a black scarf. She sports white long hair. Her skin is flawless and her amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Agnes was born with her mother's beautiful face. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He tends to wear a pastel poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His black fur is knotted and matted. His eyes are blue and catlike.

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 uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Being born in the south, 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 south 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. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Secretive, Disease. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 8000 cp.

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears long strands of ruby and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 100 gp. Silver pearl (120 gp).

Description: A 3'2" southern woman, she wears a simple white robe with yellow stripes complete with hood. Her chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Courier born in the past three hundred years. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Nikki was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. 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 has worked as a Courier like her mother before her.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and regain custody of her son

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Poor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 14000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a red tunic with white highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Revenge; and a deep hatred of drow

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1000 sp. Rock crystal (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp).

Description: This light-skinned female is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. With bright golden hair. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Susannah lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Insane, Impulsive, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on his right hand. He is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around his ears. 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 barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Terse. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 800 sp. Chrysoprase (60 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look and is in decent physical shape. His red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving 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 a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Vonbin was born on a far western desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Marshal. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 200 gp.