Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She has no hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Antinua is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 10 pp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a simple grey robe with violet stripes complete with hood. He has silver hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He has worked as a Miller like his mother before him.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Bonds: Debt, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Miller

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Korfel was orphaned to a temple shortly after his birth. He was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above himself and to hold his god always in his heart. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 500 sp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her hair is white and curly. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire.

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Has a crush, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His orange fur is knotted and matted. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the west. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Shadow has worked very hard to control his curse. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Painter

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Banded agate (4 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). 1 Healer’s kit. 1 Simple lock.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a fancy white dress. Her hair is silver and curly. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gray.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Tomph hails from a village terrorized by brigands. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Tailor they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Locksmith, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: To protect her home; and a deep hatred of brigands

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Enemies, Family, Guardian. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Courier born in the past three hundred years. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Courier. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Karg was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She wears pastel leather gloves, a pastel jacket, and tight pants. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length orange fur. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Spring lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Sage.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Slave, Job, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 600 sp. Amber (90 gp). 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. His golden hair is heavily combed to the right. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Ugol is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. 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 protect his home; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Insomniac, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Guardian. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 160 gp. Bloodstone (40 gp).