Description: She has a missing right leg. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has slicked back auburn hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Some 5 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Volen never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Many orcs want her driven away; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Pacifist, Extrovert. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears just a tan suit. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. Her violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She got into the Beggar business at a young age. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Beggar for the past few years.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wants to raise her children well

Bonds: Nature, Family, Job, Rich, Military. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 80 gp. Bloodstone (80 gp).

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her blonde hair is lengthy. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was born in the south. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She saw the violence of war and the aftermath so she converted to religion and dedicated herself to non-violence.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Full Plate. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Breastplate.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'2" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull violet iron scale mail. She has shaved her head bald. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was born into a rich family. After coming to the age of reason, Ilga took it upon herself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Joker, Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 100 gp. Amber (120 gp). Black star sapphire (900 gp).

Description: A 3'0" northern woman, she wears tattered old clothes. Her head has been shaved. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her feathered white hat.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.