Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears just a grey suit. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 150 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp).

Description: A 5'6" southern woman, she wears a robe, a symbol of death around her neck, and a longsword on her belt. Her white hair is long and unkept. Her eyes are silver and catlike.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Born to a Bowyer, her father struggled to pay the bills. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Vapula and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Onyx (20 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. Her auburn hair is heavily combed to the left. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He wears his auburn hair down. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside his partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She wears a black collared shirt and blue skirt. She accessorizes with a green scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She has done her best to style her brown hair to look like a famous performer. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed black hat.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Banker born in the past three hundred years. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Banker. She became a Banker soon after.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Slave. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This malnourished man is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Ruler. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the right. His white eyes are slightly larger than normal.

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. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

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. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Military, Religious. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She has purple hair. Her silver eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Vapula was born with her mother's beautiful face. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east.

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur, Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 100 gp.