Description: A plain young-adult woman, she usually wears her tan robe and has her quarterstaff always slung over her shoulder. Her silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Courier. She has worked as a Courier like her father before her.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Religious, Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 80 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. 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 with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 400 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 5'11", this woman is renowned for her bright grey dresses and hats. Her hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Ermina hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her music career. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Ermina was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ermina fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and balancing her hectic life and new spice merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic, Joker, Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 800 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Full Plate.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. Her blonde hair is braided into rings. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. 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 child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Artistic, Impeccable, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Sard (70 gp).