Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She has dyed her greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. Her fierce white eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. 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.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 9000 cp. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: She is dressed in an above average manner. She is portly but not overly obese. She wears a Stetson hat to hide her balding. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. 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 since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father.

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Slave. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1000 cp. Brown-green garnet (40 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'0". He tends to wear a large grey jacket. His hair is cut close to his head. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Hugh was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He became a Painter soon after.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and doesn't want to be a painter and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 200 sp. Solid gold idol (200 gp).

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He has wavy black hair. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Aust speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the north were limited. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His black hair is unkempt and raggedy. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1 Disguise kit.