Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He wears large thick round spectacles.

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. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Painter

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 2000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (50 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has shaved his head bald. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 west. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is renowned for his bright yellow suits and hats. His auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: Gifted from a young age, Lucan studied abroad. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Cook for the past few years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her orange fur is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes orcs are coming to abduct people. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by orcs. Flask was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Slave, Mentor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man usually wears his white robe and has his rapier always slung over his shoulder, and sports empty pouches on his belt. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He is a Hag in disguise. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is typically in her Mayor uniform. She has no crest. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and she is content

Ideals: Disciplined, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 2000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp).

Description: She stands about 4'9" and tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. She wears a Stetson hat to hide her balding. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 4 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Vicky never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 160 gp.