Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She has shaved her head bald. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Volen embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Orcs. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Volen was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. Volen was born on a far northern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Weaver. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 390 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This tall, slender woman prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her white hair, when down, is lengthy. Her ears are large.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Shoemaker. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Quilla was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Shoemaker. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with tan colored cloaks and clothing. Her golden hair is lengthy. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Panana lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In her 17th year, her parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Panana alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by brigands. Panana was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Actor

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

Possessions: 210 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She has a long red ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She got into the Beggar business at a young age. Shava abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright violet and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His auburn hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born into a rich family. He dropped out of school to support his sick mother, and resented it. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and money/treasure

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 600 sp.