Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her brown hair is well kept. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Vicky hails from a village terrorized by orcs. As a young child she wandered into the woods despite her mother's warnings against it. Afterwards she claimed she had encountered orcs who tried to eat her hand. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and many orcs want her driven away

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears just a yellow suit. His golden hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Caeldrim is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Depressed, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He is physically well-built. He has moderate length rusty crest. His red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Azzakh lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled mother and took his mother's old job. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: She wears a black shirt, with a brown mid length skirt with brown tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her hair is cut close to her head. She has blue eyes and a black hat with a brown feather.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Antitoxin.