Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants. With a patchy chestnut beard and wild chestnut hair. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Faran hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Courier profession.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and to be a courier again

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and dresses in pastel turtlenecks beneath a white coat with brown slacks. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His ears are large.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born into a rich family. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the south were limited. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (900 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (180 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (10 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Gold and ruby ring (12000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His red hair is cut short. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has worked as a Marshal like his mother before him.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. A small bag of saffron. (30 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (30 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (120 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (30 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp).

Description: He tends to wear a red poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He carries with him a set of bows on his belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. His hair is chestnut and curly. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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 will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. 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. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He is content; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Optimist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His hair is chestnut and very short. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born in the west to a Courier, Ralf learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and balancing his hectic life and new courier responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive, Secretive. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1000 cp.