Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants. Her long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Born in the west to a Spice Merchant, Valanthe learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Gifted, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

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

Description: 5'3" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with green slacks. He keeps his long white hair kept up in a rat tail. He has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: He hates orcs. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants revenge against orcs; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Slave, Nature. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her white hair is smooth and relatively long. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her writing with anyone who is interested.

History: She was raised in a island tribe. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 west. She bought a shield and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Family, Nature. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 4000 sp. Deep blue spinel (300 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears bulky brown painted plate armor. Her white hair, when down, is lengthy. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Dyer but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While she appears to be a normal Dwarf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to pay off her debts

Ideals: Pacifist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Insane. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 250 gp. A silver and pearl hairclip (40 gp).

Description: He has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his black robe, and he perpetually has his sai ready. His blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with singing. He constantly tries to fill his life with singing. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Reirak was born the youngest of three triplets. 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 has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars. With a patchy silver beard and wild silver hair. He has amber eyes and a brown hat with a green feather.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Carpenter. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Duergath grew up listening to his mother's many stories. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears tattered old clothes. She has wavy rusty crest. Her gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. She worked as a nervous Jeweler and found it very stressful. She's also a talented Performer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Moonstone (30 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.