Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She keeps her long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears a tight fitting white shirt and pants. Her silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the west. Bella was born on a far western desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Seamstress. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 11000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears silk and lounges about seductively. He keeps his chestnut hair in a pixie cut. His half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He hates orcs. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Weaver they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Unemployed, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Family, Military. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light grey in addition to tight pants. His brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his green eyes.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Through the years after Brottor was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Brottor's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Debt. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Cloth of gold vestments (30 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She very much looks the part of a Slave Trader. Her brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Shanairla was born with her father's beautiful face. Shanairla was orphaned to a temple shortly after her birth. She was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above herself and to hold her god always in her heart. She has achieved small success as a Slave Trader.

Motivation: To protect her home; and balancing her hectic life and new slave trader responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Guardian, Religious, Attractive. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 200 gp. Amethyst (70 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears a brown vest and prefers black and tan shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. This violet eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Guard who has hired her part-time. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Guard but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born to a Seamstress, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Guard work with an outfit from a few towns over. Guard work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Poor, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1600 gp. Chrysoprase (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Rich purple corundum (1400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her cinnamon fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Quick was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Quick has worked very hard to control her curse. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 8000 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a white vest and prefers blue and tan shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length golden hair. His eyes are violet.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Family, Religious. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears dull black sweaters, loose green pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed falchion, just in case. Her white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. The war was a terrible time for her, and Gorga does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1000 sp.