Description: With yellow face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Gildmak was born with his father's beautiful face. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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 drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature bastard sword.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 500 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (180 gp). 1 Average lock.

Description: This man stands a little under 3'4" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears bulky white painted plate armor. His hair is silver and curly. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Addict, Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Religious, Slave. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: He has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his green robe. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. With bright red hair and a scraggly beard. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the south. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and a deep hatred of orcs

Flaws: Addict, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 330 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (60 gp).

Description: 4'11" and muscular, this eastern woman wears suspenders and pastel workpants. Her shirt is blue, and she wears a heavy pastel leather apron most of the time. Her red fur is lengthy. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Bookbinder who has hired her part-time. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Has a crush, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 700 gp. Blue quartz (4 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Blue sapphire (1400 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She carries with her a set of bows, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her martial talents. 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: To share knowledge with the world; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Fighting, Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears long strands of topaz and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her head has been shaved. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Shepherd arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 40000 cp. Red spinel (140 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Sard (50 gp). Citrine (50 gp).

Description: He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. When Halimath reached his early adolescence his Elf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Addict. Bonds: Military, Guardian, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 150 gp.