Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She has done her best to style her auburn hair to look like a famous performer. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She hates Halflings with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Orc people; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Racist, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. He has auburn hair. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Crown-heir profession.

History: Berrian was born the youngest of three triplets. He worked as a nervous Bowyer and found it very stressful. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Bowyer for hire.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 2900 gp. Rock crystal (60 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Jade (50 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Citrine (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is brown, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. He carries with him a set of kukris, each one with a amber on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His red hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are red and beady.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born in the north to a Architect, Tethren learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. A gifted student he started as a Barber, but he got bored and became a Architect. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 5000 sp. Rose (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp).

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Halflings. His skin is light but he possesses many grey ritualistic tattoos. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty red coat over it. His brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His ears are large.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. The war was a terrible time for him, and Burto does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born into a rich family. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, PTSD. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She has wavy silver hair. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing singing.

History: Ekk was born with her father's beautiful face. She has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 370 gp. 1 Everburning torch.