Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is dressed in earthy colors with a black and tan handkerchief worn on his left side. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Mordai hails from a village terrorized by orcs. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by orcs. Mordai was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and many orcs want him driven away

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Optimist. Bonds: In love, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1600 gp. Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His hair is cut close to his head. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Taklinn isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Dwarven unity. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. 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: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This tall, slender woman likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. This gray eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Guard.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: She wears black trousers with red and grey striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She wears her silver hair down. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. After coming to the age of reason, Ronobe took it upon herself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Justice, Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a worn and beaten armor. Her white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Olivia hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (80 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.