Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Gorga wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Expert, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Gifted from a young age, Gorga studied abroad. She worked as a nervous Herbalist and found it very stressful. She was granted divine powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His head has been shaved. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. 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, Tordek is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Tordek was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Interpreter. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Interpreter for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 260 gp.

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Born in the north to a Courier, Eridred learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. A gifted student she started as a Baker, but she got bored and became a Courier. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her black hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born to a Guard, her mother struggled to pay the bills. A gifted student she started as a Guard, but she got bored and became a Merchant. She has taken up work as a Merchant and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 300 sp. Chrysoberyl (120 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.