Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is dressed in an above average manner. His red crest is still thick. He has red eyes.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. 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. Norkruuth fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Military. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: She dresses in red turtlenecks beneath a violet coat with black slacks. Her black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She worked as a nervous Adventurer and found it very stressful. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Expand her business; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 100 gp. Amethyst (70 gp).

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His silver hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are likewise silver.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is a great chef.

History: Born in the east to a Mercenary, Therai learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. Being a Mercenary kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a seamstress again

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: 6'0" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around his neck, and a mace on his belt. His white hair is cut short. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the west were limited. 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: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Cook

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (40 gp).

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her yellow fur has been sun bleached extensively. Her skin is flawless and her blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Leaf was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Leaf decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

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

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Immigrant, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 160 gp. Chrysoprase (70 gp).