Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he is typically in his Courier uniform. He wears his black hair down. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has achieved small success as a Courier.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Terse, Selfish. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 80 pp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1100 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'1" and is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. After a long history of fighting, Henry and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Gifted, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has moderate length chestnut hair. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Anselm lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Some 4 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Anselm never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Military, In love. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 2700 sp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a black coat. His chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Cartwright but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. William was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Pacifist. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is wearing a long, brown cloak. His chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Seamstress who has hired him part-time. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Seamstress hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Has a crush, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 200 gp. Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.