Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Orc, and stands approximately 6'4". She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head, and her gloved hand is found clutching a morningstar. Her chestnut hair is braided into rings. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 62. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Cook profession.

History: Vanchu was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In her 18th year, her parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Vanchu alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and a deep hatred of giants

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 200 gp. Hematite (11 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Moss agate (11 gp).

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she is wearing a long, blue cloak. She keeps her long white hair kept up in a rat tail. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered painting. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She's in love; and she wants to get laid

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 100 gp. Jasper (60 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). 1 Masterwork manacles. 1 Climber’s kit. 1 Small steel mirror. 1 Superior lock.

Description: She wears a blue vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her blue boots flare out at the collars. She is physically well-built. Her brown hair is braided into rings. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. 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: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and expand her business

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. 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 auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Robert is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Robert was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His first spouse was a Interpreter, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Debt. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her hair is black and curly. She has brown eyes.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 60 pp. Violet garnet (1500 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Eye agate (12 gp).