Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Courier born in the past three hundred years. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Through the years after Mardnab was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Mardnab's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 50 gp. 3 Smokesticks.

Description: He dresses like a well dressed Cartwright does, and carries bows. He has done his best to style his black crest to look like a famous performer. His red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has worked as a Cartwright like his father before him.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Cartwright responsibilities is difficult; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Family, Military. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She has a large violet mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her white robe. Her hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. Her green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Juliana speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. A freak accident while working with her Shoemaker father left her crippled. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He has wavy white hair. His eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. 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. Being a Cartwright kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 50 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her quarterstaff, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. She has a very tight haircut. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered west to less war torn lands. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Secretive, PTSD. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 50 gp. Freshwater pearl (15 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She prefers to wear flannel. She keeps her blue hair in a pixie cut. Her gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: This woman loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Dilettante but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. 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 Dilettante. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Artistic, Pacifist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 8000 cp. Citrine (70 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears tattered old clothes. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He keeps his golden hair in a flapper bob. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a old dungeon. He would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Nybarg took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up longsword and armor he uses now. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Nature. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Assassin. Her hair is silver and curly. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: Brown-green garnet (70 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. Her black crest, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. 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: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Doctor and was forced into it by her family; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Family, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.