Description: She is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. She wears baggy grey pantaloons and a pastel scarf. She has a hunchback. Her auburn hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Katherine grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Dragonborn companion (her 'brother'). Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a green coat with red slacks. He has no hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Uthemar is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1300 sp. Blue star sapphire (500 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Red spinel (60 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a simple white robe with tan stripes complete with hood. She has slicked back silver hair. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is greedy; and a deep hatred of orcs

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a white and brown handkerchief worn on her left side. Her hair is long and chestnut with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small white clips. Her fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Glassblower. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Born in the south to a Glassblower, Pearl learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Rich, In love, Religious. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: Just what you see.