Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His tied-back hair is auburn. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Zook wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Paladin, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Zook 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. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 350 pp. Peridot (60 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Blue sapphire (1400 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Amber (120 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp).

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He has done his best to style his auburn hair to look like a famous performer. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Forgetful. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 500 gp. Black pearl (1600 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Red spinel (60 gp).

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her black fur is unkempt and raggedy. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 160 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (30 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. Her violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In her 12th year, her parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Mardnab alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 50 pp. Malachite (14 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He wears his brass crest up. His eyes are gold.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Mreksh was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Through the years after Mreksh was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Mreksh's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and obtaining odd cultural tabaxi artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 50 gp.