Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her crest is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Gilkass speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 west. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 110 pp. Amber (100 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her blue hair is smooth and relatively long. Her fierce silver eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Passionate, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 130 pp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She prefers to wear flannel. Her tied-back hair is golden. She has blue eyes and a black hat with a green feather.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Orcs.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Orc conditions. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Human people; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Guardian, Military, Religious. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 30 pp. Rhodochrosite (4 gp).

Description: 6'3" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His crest, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Hirrathak embodies much of what other species detest in the Dragonborns. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Crown-heir profession.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and regain custody of his daughter

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 1000 gp. Jasper (40 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She has done her best to style her orange fur to look like a famous performer. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 300 gp. Tourmaline (130 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp).