Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he tends to wear a large white jacket. He keeps his auburn hair in a flapper bob. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 600 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His hair is long and blonde with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small white clips. His beard is auburn, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of giants once and for all.

History: Mogg was born the youngest of three triplets. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and regain custody of his son

Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Nature. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 2300 gp. Violet garnet (1200 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. His black hair is long and unkept. He has silver eyes and a black hat with a white feather.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'9" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears an entirely brown suit with grey socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her blonde hair is still thick. This brown eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, In love, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She prefers to wear flannel. She has shaved her head bald. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gray eyes.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. 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 born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Enidda was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

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 feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a large pastel mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his white robe. He is physically well-built. His yellow fur is braided into rings. His eyes are yellow and catlike.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Farmer business.

History: Smoking was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and to protect his home

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Guardian. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 200 pp. Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Onyx (70 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: To end her boredom.

Flaws: Selfish, Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 700 sp. 7 Acid flasks.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She keeps her white hair in a pixie cut. Her violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Brakka wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Bard, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day.

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She carries with her a set of shortspears, each one with a topaz on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. 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: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. 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: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 80 gp. 4 Thunderstones.