Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She has a long silver ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Volen embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Orcs. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Volen was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. She worked as a nervous Jeweler and found it very stressful. After a long history of fighting, Volen and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and expand her business

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he prefers to wear green clothing when he does not wear armor. He has wavy blue hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Balam was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He moved out east to avoid the crime he committed. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he would like to get married and retire

Bonds: Guardian, Has a crush, Adventurer, Mentor, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 400 sp. Moss agate (8 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She usually wears her brown robe and has her monstrous two handed axe always slung over her shoulder. She wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length blonde hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Depressed, Ugly. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 140 gp. Red-brown spinel (150 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a white vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her tan leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her white boots flare out at the collars. She sports brown long hair. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Bullseye lantern.