Description: An older woman who typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor, she is not a threatening figure. Her head has been shaved. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is an amazing painter.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Lia was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 13000 cp.

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He is physically well-built. His auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his blue eyes.

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. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His parents enrolled him in a Expert school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. 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: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1300 gp. White opal (1600 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Eye agate (4 gp).

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She prefers to wear brown clothing when she does not wear armor. Her deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her first spouse was a Tailor, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Forgetful, Depressed. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 270 gp.

Description: This northern man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is chestnut and curly. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Olgoth embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Orcs. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born in the north. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 30000 cp. Citrine (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a fancy green dress. She carries with her a set of greataxes, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her hair is purple and curly. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Baker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly shortbows and shields. She wears her red crest down. Her gold eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Job, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 700 gp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (40 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 5'6" and dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her hair is blonde and very short. 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 is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the south. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the south were limited. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insomniac, Lazy. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 7000 gp. Hematite (4 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Sard (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Rose (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Fire opal (1200 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp).