Description: He has a large tan mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his black robe, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 3'6" when asserting himself. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is mildly Gnome supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Erky lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Orc people; and regain custody of his daughter

Flaws: Racist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars, and he perpetually has his scythe ready. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are white.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Andram was born on a far northern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Sculptor. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is content; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Forgetful, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Sculptor

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

Possessions: 1600 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman usually wears her brown robe and has her sai always slung over her shoulder. Her fur, while still mostly orange, has prominent grey streaks. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Nimble was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Expert, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Expert in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She dresses in pastel turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with yellow slacks. She carries a battered shortbow and tarnished dagger as well. She wears a Stetson hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. 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 then took over the family business and is one of the better Fisher for hire.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 500 pp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (40 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (160 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.