Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She is wearing a long, brown cloak, marred by teas. Her chestnut hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. 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: Someone believes her a fraud; and many brigands want her driven away

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: An older man who wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a crossbow, but if one is not available he will default to his glaive, he is not a threatening figure. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes orcs are coming to abduct people. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He wants revenge against orcs; and many orcs want him driven away

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 290 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He carries with him a set of greatswords on his belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. His brown hair is lengthy. This blue eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Ishmoz lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. As a very small child his family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. His father, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect him and cast a teleportation spell that whisked him away. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 40 gp. Obsidian (5 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). 1 Silk rope.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his longbow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His orange fur is knotted and matted. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While he appears to be a normal Tabaxi, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her hair is short and blonde. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 140 gp.