Description: This late middle aged woman is dressed in a clean green cloak covering her clean studded leather and is in decent physical shape. Her crest is silver and curly. Her eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Ruloth lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Courier responsibilities is difficult; and revenge

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Religious, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He keeps his silver hair in a pixie cut. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born in the south. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. 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 wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a grey collared shirt and brown pants. He accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His hair is long and white with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is silver, braided, and well cared for. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is greedy; and to be a fortune-teller again

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This tall, slender man likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His silver hair, when down, is lengthy. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Hedonist, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: 2'8" and muscular, this eastern woman is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her brown hair is long and unkept. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

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 dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Trym was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Servant. She became a Servant soon after.

Motivation: To be a Animal Trainer again; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She carries with her a set of shortspears on her belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. She has styled her brown fur well, parting it to the right. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 140 pp.

Description: This late middle aged man dresses like a well dressed Fisher does and is in decent physical shape. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born in the west. A gifted student he started as a Cartwright, but he got bored and became a Fisher. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and expand his business

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His blonde hair is heavily combed to the left. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Elves.

History: Balimaar lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Expand his business; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 4000 cp. Rhodochrosite (7 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His brown hair is braided into rings. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born to a Sculptor, his father struggled to pay the bills. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He's also a talented Sculptor, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To be a Sculptor again; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 400 sp.