Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears baggy green pantaloons and a black scarf. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. 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. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. In his 14th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: Violet garnet (900 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She keeps her black fur in a pixie cut. She has a dull look in her yellow eyes.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: The child of a Spice Merchant, who enjoyed hunting, Art was taken on many hunting expeditions. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and 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

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 3'11". He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Born in the north to a Scribe, Erias learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He found a children's book about a Dwarf Fighter who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 800 gp. Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a pastel collared shirt and brown pants. He accessorizes with a blue scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt and is in decent physical shape. His long white fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are copper.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He takes great joy in being the best Courier in town.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Quick was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Courier work with an outfit from a few towns over. Courier work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He tends to his Courier job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and to reunite with his old friends

Bonds: Enemies, Job, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: White pearl (100 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears dull blue sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed sword, just in case. His hair is blonde and curly. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 600 gp. Red spinel (80 gp). Eye agate (4 gp).

Description: This man has the majority of his body covered in plate, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature pickaxe.

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

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Military. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her white hair is greasy and uncared for. Her ears are large.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Orcs.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Orc conditions. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 900 gp. Citrine (40 gp).