Description: This woman stands a little under 4'0" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is renowned for her bright grey dresses and hats. Her golden hair is long and unkept. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. The war was a terrible time for her, and Artin does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Born in the east to a Mercenary, Artin learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Military, Debt. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He keeps his golden hair in a flapper bob. This hazel eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He found a children's book about a Human Warrior who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his quarterstaff with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'2" when asserting himself. His golden hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He has all his life been fascinated with singing.

History: Hoglik hails from a village terrorized by orcs. In his 12th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She wears her gold crest up. 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 cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1400 gp. Amber (90 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). Blue sapphire (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman prefers to wear flannel. Her moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: An older man who is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured, he is not a threatening figure. He wears his silver hair down. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. His arcane abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: With red face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she tends to wear a black poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her chestnut hair is braided into rings. She has brown eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Shautha embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Orcs. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her father. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the south were limited. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Banded mail. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Full Plate.