Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her blonde hair is knotted and matted. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Bendoo isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Orc unity. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the east were limited. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 8000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She dresses well, wearing grey shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly halberds and longswords. She wears her black hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1500 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was born in the north. Her divine abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She was granted divine powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 50 pp. Peridot (60 gp). Hematite (10 gp).

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy auburn hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Nutae was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Nutae has worked very hard to control his curse. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Spice Merchant for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy copper crest. He wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is white, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. He has a hunchback. His copper crest is smooth and relatively long. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Kerkad was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Kerkad decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He carries a battered rapier and tarnished crossbow as well. His blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He takes great joy in being the best Shoemaker in town.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Quarion grew up listening to his father's many stories. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Shoemaker responsibilities is difficult; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She hates Dwarves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Balifra was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Poor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 500 sp. Moonstone (60 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Mundane, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Tourmaline (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Malachite (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He tends to wear a large grey jacket. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length white hair. His green eyes peer out from beneath his broad grey hat.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 500 sp. A roughly beaten golden orb (130 gp).