Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. Her long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She hates giants. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Born to a Banker, her father struggled to pay the bills. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Poor, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and is wearing a long, red, dusty cloak. Her white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His hair is long and silver with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is chestnut, braided, and well cared for. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. 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 to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: She dresses like a well dressed Marshal does. She keeps her long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. Her black eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Orianna was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 south. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away.

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 300 pp. A small bag of saffron. (60 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp).