Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly longbows and flails. His long chestnut hair reaches down to his waist. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his blue eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Richard grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Richard. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a fancy green dress. Her golden hair is well kept. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when goblins swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by goblins. Ermina was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the goblins.

Motivation: A deep hatred of goblins; and revenge

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he dresses in pastel turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with pastel slacks. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Bounty Hunter arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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 knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Rich, Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 4'11" and wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Margery was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Courier. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: A deep hatred of drow.

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.