Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with pastel colored cloaks and clothing, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His black fur has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Bonds: In love, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has a very tight haircut. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is an amazing painter.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Don grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Don abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. 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: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is his passion; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Smoky quartz (20 gp).

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born several months after her father 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. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Vani fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is greedy; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. In his 18th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.