Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She is portly but not overly obese. She wears her white hair down. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born in the south. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears tattered old clothes. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length blonde hair. His ears are large.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His first spouse was a Banker, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Body Guard for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Disease. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 2 Antitoxin. 4 Smokesticks.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'8" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her hair is short and purple. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady white eyes.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Pyra is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She is content; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He prefers to wear violet clothing when he does not wear armor. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Elves.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Drogo fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Orc people; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Sensitive, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears an entirely black suit with pastel socks and a vest with buckled shoes, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'5" when asserting herself. She wears her golden hair up. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She comes from a rich western family. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered west to less war torn lands. 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: Money/treasure; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, PTSD. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 6000 sp. Peridot (30 gp).