Description: 6'10" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is typically in his Fortune-teller uniform. He has shaved his head bald. He has green eyes.

Personality: He hates orcs. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the east were limited. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and someone believes him a fraud

Bonds: Job, Attractive, Enemies, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'0" when asserting himself. His brown hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are likewise black. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Ahrim will drive conversation. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he is greedy

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 800 gp. Amethyst (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a blue coat. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Uthemar grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Uthemar. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her hair is white and curly. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. 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: Agnes was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. Agnes was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Agnes decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

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

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He wears his brown hair down. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born to a Painter, his father struggled to pay the bills. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 200 gp. Azurite (9 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp).

Description: This woman wears bulky brown painted plate armor, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady copper eyes.

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. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1200 gp. Silver pearl (90 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a black coat with brown slacks. He is portly but not overly obese. He has wavy dark red hair. His silver eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. After a long history of fighting, Kairon and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Nature, Attractive. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1000 gp.