Description: He stands about 5'3" and tends to wear a blue poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His black hair is unkempt and raggedy. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and a strong sense of loyalty to half-orc people

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Secretive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: He wears just a blue suit. His hair is auburn and curly. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and expand his business

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane, Depressed. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 60 gp. Blue quartz (12 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized yellow coat. Her blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Fearful, Mundane. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 110 gp. Banded agate (9 gp). 1 Breastplate.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his red robe. He has wavy auburn hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: He got into the Bather business at a young age. His father worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled father and took his father's old job. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 2000 sp. Jet (150 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Peridot (80 gp).

Description: She tends to wear a yellow poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her auburn hair is singed and shortened. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born in the south. Sybil abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a green shirt with thin yellow vertical stripes and tan pants. She carries with her a set of axes, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her white crest is thinning but still full. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her red eyes.

Personality: She hates Dragonborns with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Soapmaker profession.

History: Gifted from a young age, Kava studied abroad. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Performer. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Kava fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 110 gp. Peridot (30 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Priest arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 6000 sp.