Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and pastel handkerchief worn on her left side. Her yellow fur is greasy and uncared for. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Half-Orc culture. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Shadow fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Mundane. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp).

Description: 4'8" and muscular, this northern woman wears dull black sweaters, loose pastel pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed sai, just in case. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are red.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Born in the north to a Apothecary, Hecat learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 20000 cp. Black star sapphire (1000 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a husky man, who is well dressed, constantly wearing a red suit, brown shirt, and black tie. His hair is silver and very short. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Bertram grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Bertram. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a violet shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and violet pants. Her silver hair is braided into rings. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady hazel eyes.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 10000 sp. Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). White opal (700 gp).

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears suspenders and brown workpants. Her shirt is violet, and she wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. Her auburn hair is heavily combed to the right. Her eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Ida isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Human unity. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Ida was born the youngest of three triplets. A gifted student she started as a Sage, but she got bored and became a Barkeep. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 100 gp.