Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a blue costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. Her chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Blacksmith for the past few years.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 320 gp.

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a tight fitting white shirt and pants. Her white hair is knotted and matted. She has gray eyes and a white hat with a pastel feather.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the island to a summer home near a old dungeon. She would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the island due to the painful memories there. Pearl took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up axe and armor she uses now. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Pearl fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is renowned for her bright white dresses and hats. Her auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Orcs.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Hrathy was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 east. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Body Guard they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Barkeep, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a body guard again

Flaws: Hedonist, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Family, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 210 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a green shirt with thin red vertical stripes and grey pants. His chestnut hair is long and unkept. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Oriax lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Selfish. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: A 5'4" eastern woman, she wears yellow leather gloves, a yellow jacket, and tight pants. She has shaved her head bald. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Gifted from a young age, Shanairla studied abroad. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and a deep hatred of giants

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Just what you see.