Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her golden hair is still thick. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

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. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Tiaathque was born on a far northern forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Bricklayer. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Opinionated, Artistic. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She wears an entirely violet suit with green socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her head has been shaved. She has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Half-Elven activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Half-Elven doctor. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and half-elven compassion

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 90 pp. Peridot (20 gp). Blue sapphire (700 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is wearing a tight red one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His hair is short and white. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

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. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the south. A freak accident while working with his Merchant mother left him crippled. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Secretive, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat and is in decent physical shape. His auburn hair is lengthy. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This western man wears silk and lounges about seductively. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is cut close to his head. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Stableman hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Flaws: Selfish, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Just what you see.