Description: She stands about 3'2" and dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. She has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. As a young child she wandered into the woods despite her mother's warnings against it. Afterwards she claimed she had encountered gnolls who tried to eat her hand. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by gnolls. Portia was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Performer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (60 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 6'4" and muscular, this eastern man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady red eyes.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: Black pearl (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a yellow vest and prefers tan and grey shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She is physically well-built. With wild black hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she is greedy

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She sports white long hair. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 200 gp. Amethyst (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She has moderate length blonde hair. This blue eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Buvvie was born on a far eastern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Slave Trader. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 220 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Shipwright. He keeps his long silver crest kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are likewise red.

Personality: He hates orcs. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Dadalan lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother.

Bonds: Enemies, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 240 pp. Aquamarine (800 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Brown diamond (5000 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Farmer. His white hair is matted, messy, and big. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Hamil was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. His first spouse was a Stableman, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 800 gp.