Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears long strands of amethyst and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes orcs are coming to abduct people. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was born into a rich family. In her 10th year, her parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Valida alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 20 pp. Red garnet (70 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is dressed in a clean white cloak covering his clean studded leather. His long blonde hair reaches down to his waist. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Some 5 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Bûth never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Pacifist, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 60 gp. Chrysoprase (60 gp). Sard (60 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. His white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Boddynock embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Boddynock was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. After a long history of fighting, Boddynock and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her crest is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light violet in addition to tight pants. She carries with her a set of maces on her belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. Egelina is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the east. 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. Being a Crown-heir kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and to be a tanner again

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.