Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His black hair is knotted and matted. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ûkshak fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a tan shirt with thin green vertical stripes and yellow pants. His blonde hair is unkempt and raggedy. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Miller hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and he would like to get married and retire

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 400 sp. Onyx (20 gp).

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft violet waves gently in the breeze. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 400 gp. Moonstone (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Hematite (10 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with violet lining and desert motifs. He has dyed his greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Courier born in the past three hundred years. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Courier business.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Courier for hire.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 300 gp. Smoky quartz (70 gp). 1 Everburning torch.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. She prefers to wear red clothing when she does not wear armor. She has a hunchback. Her white hair, when down, is lengthy. She is baby faced.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She was born into a rich family. She always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She struck the Healer job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Rich, Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 260 gp.

Description: A 5'8" northern man, he wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He has white hair. His red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. He worked as a nervous Cook and found it very stressful. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'7" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a white cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. She has slicked back chestnut hair. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

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. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She came across an abandoned tomb where she found a relic that called out to her. After picking it up she was cursed by a spirit.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to reunite with her old friends

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 4000 cp. Silver pearl (80 gp).

Description: This eastern woman wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Guardian. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 280 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his brown robe. His crest is gold and curly. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

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 is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was born in a small plains village. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 west. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Family, Religious. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: Deep green spinel (160 gp). 1 Banded mail.