Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She usually wears her blue robe and has her pickaxe always slung over her shoulder. She has a very tight haircut. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Ellyjoybell enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: The child of a Bookbinder, who enjoyed hunting, Ellyjoybell was taken on many hunting expeditions. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Cook work with an outfit from a few towns over. Cook work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has achieved small success as a Cook.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Hedonist. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He dresses in yellow turtlenecks beneath a black coat with pastel slacks. His chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. 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: Further expansion of business; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Religious, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Pandjed alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by orcs. Pandjed was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: Many orcs want him driven away.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 320 gp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her red hair is heavily combed to the right. She has a dull look in her gold eyes.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 300 sp.