Description: This woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull yellow iron scale mail. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on her left hand. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Volen embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Orcs. She is an amazing painter.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. 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 drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Volen fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a dagger on her belt. She has shaved her head bald. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is her passion; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 300 pp. Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Obsidian (13 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 5'2" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a tattered pair of loose tan pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His long silver hair reaches down to his waist. This violet eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His first spouse was a Painter, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: This younger middle-aged man usually wears his green robe and has his flail always slung over his shoulder, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He wears his red hair down. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Modean was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Tiefling conditions. He struck the Marshal job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: In love, Job, Poor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.