Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Half-Orcs. Her skin is dark but she possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. She has wavy blonde hair. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Pacifist, Opinionated, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 350 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady red eyes.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Mantus will drive conversation. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Mayor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Religious, Poor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Black pearl (300 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). 3 Antitoxin. 3 Smokesticks.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a robe, a symbol of luck around her neck, and a scimitar on her belt. Her brown hair is long and unkept. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Lerissa was orphaned to a temple shortly after her birth. She was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above herself and to hold her god always in her heart. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Lerissa fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 400 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, and she perpetually has her nunchaku ready. Her red crest, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. The war was a terrible time for her, and Furrele does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Depressed, Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady, and she perpetually has her shield ready. She wears her white hair up in a very large beehive style do. She is baby faced.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.