Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears just a black suit. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. His ears are large.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. 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 now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and has the majority of his body covered in plate. He wears his chestnut hair up. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the north were limited. During his travels, Thrak and his party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Thrak discovered the rest of his party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Thrak fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing his own horrible transformation.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Extrovert. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 20 gp. Jasper (60 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is wearing a tight green one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her blue hair is greasy and uncared for. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Jeweler.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a layabout again

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 120 gp. White pearl (120 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). 1 Breastplate.

Description: 5'1" and muscular, this northern woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her white fur is braided into rings. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes goblins are coming to abduct people. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Quick was born with her mother's beautiful face. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Attractive. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 5000 cp. Silver pearl (160 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She sports a flattop hair cut. This amber eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Vonana was born the youngest of three triplets. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a brown vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her brown boots flare out at the collars. Her golden hair is still thick. Her violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was born in the east. In her 12th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 350 gp. Sard (60 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Azurite (4 gp).

Description: She tends to wear a violet poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She is portly but not overly obese. She keeps her brown hair in a flapper bob. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and she has a crush on the local banker

Ideals: Persistence, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 600 sp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (150 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft yellow waves gently in the breeze, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, In love, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He very much looks the part of a Courier. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His ears are large.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Darrow embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. 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. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Courier responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 180 gp.