Description: 3'4" and muscular, this northern man wears a fancy red suit. His blonde hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are green.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Ortegar is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Athletic, Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 40 gp. Brown-green garnet (40 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He is dressed in a clean white cloak covering his clean studded leather. He is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around his ears. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

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 has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Zogdûsh was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He found a children's book about a Half-Orc Ranger who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: He wears suspenders and tan workpants. His shirt is brown, and he wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 100 gp. 3 Antitoxin.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She tends to wear a large brown jacket. Her fur is red and curly. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. After a long history of fighting, Cask and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1900 sp. Rhodochrosite (11 gp). White opal (400 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). 1 Magnifying glass.