Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His hair is cut close to his head. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Cartwright. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Qualen was born on a far northern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Cartwright. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Cartwright for hire.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Cartwright responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her blonde hair is knotted and matted. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes orcs are coming to abduct people. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her parents were killed by orcs in a raid when she was still a young child. The orcs captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many orcs want her driven away; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 340 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'10" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She is mildly Half-Orc supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born in the east to a Shipwright, Emen learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a tight fitting white shirt and pants. His brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His green eyes peer out from beneath his small white hat.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1000 sp. Eye agate (16 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp).

Description: She wears tattered old clothes. Her brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 200 sp. Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). 1 Silk rope.