Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Half-Orcs. His skin is dark but he possesses many tan ritualistic tattoos. He wears suspenders and white workpants. His shirt is tan, and he wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. His golden hair is smooth and relatively long. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Kothûg was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Half-Orcs in Kothûg's homeland. Kothûg decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and expand his business

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Bonds: Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Half-Orcs. Her skin is dark but she possesses many blue ritualistic tattoos. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Nella hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, dire rats burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the west, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying west to reunite her family. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and many dire rats want her driven away

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Rich, Military, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. A freak accident while working with his Weaver father left him crippled. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Gardener

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

Possessions: An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). 3 Holy water.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her head has been shaved. She has gray eyes and a white hat with a blue feather.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Born in the west to a Map Maker, Merla learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and balancing her hectic life and new map maker responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 20 pp. Deep green spinel (130 gp).