Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. She has wavy dark red hair. Her black eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She hates orcs. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: The child of a Jeweler, who enjoyed hunting, Sorath was taken on many hunting expeditions. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and a deep hatred of orcs

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Nature, Debt. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her hair is golden and very short. Her fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Luthra was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the north were limited. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Flaws: Shy, Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He keeps his long rusty crest kept up in a rat tail. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Born in the north to a Animal Trainer, Bidreked learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Animal Trainer.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it; and balancing his hectic life and new animal trainer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, In love, Enemies. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her gold crest is braided into rings. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Tanner arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Saphara grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Saphara. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.