Description: She wears just a violet suit. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her sai, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. She is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around her ears. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady hazel eyes.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Traulam was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 south. She got money to start a business from the gang present in town. She is greatly indebted to them.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Layabout and was forced into it by her family; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Debt. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a mite stocky and tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His copper crest is braided into rings. His gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

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. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: Kiirith was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 50 pp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light tan in addition to tight pants. She has dyed her greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her 15th year, her parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Valanthe alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Many orcs want her driven away; and revenge

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 2500 sp.

Description: 4'10" and muscular, this eastern woman wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. Her fur is beige and very short. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. 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: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 2300 gp. Star rose quartz (80 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Citrine (80 gp).

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She has styled her brown hair well, parting it to the right. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

Personality: She hates Half-Elves 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: Melissa lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her parents were killed by drow in a raid when she was still a young child. The drow captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and to reunite with her absent mother

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 4000 sp.