Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She keeps her long black fur kept up in a rat tail. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She is a great chef.

History: She was raised in a forest tribe. Being born in the west, 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 west 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. She was granted divine powers by her dying brother.

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

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Family, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 18000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 6'5", this woman likes to wear black tank tops with brown skirt. She has moderate length copper crest. This gold eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her martial abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 400 gp. Lapis lazuli (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her hair is silver and curly. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She hates orcs. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Slave, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 150 pp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His blonde hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Optimist, Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 400 gp. Rose (30 gp). Black opal (600 gp). Hematite (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.