Description: This man is very fat, and wears a red costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His white hair is unkempt and raggedy. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Courier born in the past three hundred years. 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: Born to a Mortician, his father struggled to pay the bills. 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 now owns his own business.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son.

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has achieved small success as a Mortician.

Motivation: To be a Bellfounder again; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Rhodochrosite (16 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear flannel, and carries halberds. Her white hair is lengthy. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Silver pearl (60 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Banded agate (11 gp).

Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She typically wears green cloth garments or leather armor. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her chestnut hair is braided into rings. Her half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother 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 moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.