Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears suspenders and white workpants. Her shirt is brown, and she wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. Her blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Volen speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 30000 cp. Alexandrite (1000 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She wears a colorful flower in her copper crest. Her red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She hates orcs. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. 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: Born to a Merchant, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many orcs want her driven away; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1800 gp. Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her black hair, when down, is lengthy. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and doesn't want to be a layabout and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Religious, Job, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: 4'3" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He found a children's book about a Dwarf Warrior who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 2000 sp. Star rose quartz (40 gp). Carnelian (40 gp).

Description: He wears a white costume with the symbols of magic on his torso. He keeps his golden hair in a flapper bob. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Gardener. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Roge was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Cleric, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Cleric in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 16000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.