Description: This man is dressed in an above average manner, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His hair is cut close to his head. He has gray eyes and a grey hat with a white feather.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Shepherd. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Courier profession.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Shepherd. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and many giants want him driven away

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 300 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a white coat. His brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Tim was born the youngest of three triplets. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He struck the Spice Merchant job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and regain custody of his daughter

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Family, Rich, Job, Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She sports a flattop hair cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. Her childhood dream was to be a Scribe, but she was a colossal failure. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Dilettante and was forced into it by her family; and regain custody of her son

Flaws: Insomniac, Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1000 sp. 2 Holy water. 3 Acid flasks. 3 Antitoxin. 4 Thunderstones.

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly bastard swords and scythes. His moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 north. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 300 gp. Jade (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item.