Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears baggy white pantaloons and a grey scarf. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born to a Map Maker, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: This tall, slender woman prefers to wear white clothing when she does not wear armor. With wild brown hair. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: She is mildly Half-Orc supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Volen took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up morningstar and armor she uses now. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Herbalist.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and to reunite with her old friends

Flaws: Racist, Forgetful. Bonds: Nature, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 9000 sp. Sard (50 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Sard (50 gp).

Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a quarterstaff on her belt. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature quarterstaff.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 1600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is dark but he possesses many tan ritualistic tattoos. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His golden hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the west were limited. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears just a black suit. His hair is long and auburn with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small black clips. His beard is red, braided, and well cared for. He has amber eyes and a black hat with a green feather.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 400 sp. Amber (130 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: 5'3" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a black shirt, with a brown mid length skirt with brown tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She has gray eyes and a black hat with a brown feather.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Emen isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Orc unity. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She bought a mace and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, In love. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears a yellow shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and grey pants. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 40 gp.