Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears tattered old clothes. She has done her best to style her brown hair to look like a famous performer. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was raised in a island tribe. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, In love. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1100 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Korag is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Barrister but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by orcs. Korag was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Banded agate (12 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He sports a long silver beard, and similarly colored long hair. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is his passion; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He tends to wear a grey poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy red hair. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He bought a greataxe and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: 6'7" and muscular, this northern man wears dull black sweaters, loose white pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed quarterstaff, just in case. His crest is gold and very short. His eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Sethrekar was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 40 pp. Aquamarine (400 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Jade (100 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Amethyst (100 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She has no hair. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, In love, Mentor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She is typically in her Blacksmith uniform. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She wears a colorful flower in her auburn hair. Her half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Born in the east to a Blacksmith, Bolhild learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She struck the Blacksmith job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and balancing her hectic life and new blacksmith responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Slave, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: Just what you see.