Description: She dresses well, wearing grey shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She carries a battered pickaxe and tarnished ceremonial dagger as well. She has dyed her greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. Her blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the west. 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 left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: 3'2" and muscular, this western woman wears skinny pants and wears a white and grey robe with the hood down. She has dyed her greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. She has amber eyes.

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 has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1000 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (30 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. He has a blonde handlebar mustache and slicked back blonde hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Zâthra embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Orcs. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Zâthra and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is greedy; and elven compassion

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This man wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a nunchaku, but if one is not available he will default to his mace. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on his right hand. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

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. 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 the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. After a long history of fighting, Bathin and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is greedy; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears tattered old clothes. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 380 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has a hunchback. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length auburn hair. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Insane. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 90 pp. Red garnet (110 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With red face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she typically wears yellow cloth garments or leather armor. Her auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. 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: Wants to raise her children well; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 2600 sp.