Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. She wears a black broad hat and black clothes, marred by sweets. She has golden hair. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her martial abilities were realized during a raid on her village. After a long history of fighting, Vorka and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 90 pp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a yellow collared shirt and grey skirt. She accessorizes with a green scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her white hair is unkempt and raggedy. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her father. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Mercenary hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

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

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, and is pretty ugly. Her red hair is singed and shortened. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Bree fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she wants revenge against goblins

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears silk and lounges about seductively and is in decent physical shape. He wears a colorful flower in his blonde hair. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Shane lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. As a young child he wandered into the woods despite his mother's warnings against it. Afterwards he claimed he had encountered giants who tried to eat his hand. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 140 gp. Blue quartz (8 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a grey shirt, with a black mid length shorts with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His brown hair is heavily combed to the left. His ears are large.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and expand his business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 40 pp. Smoky quartz (30 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a white coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon his head. His hair is chestnut and curly. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Addict. Bonds: Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 30000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. He keeps his long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He tends to his Map Maker job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Poor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a grey collared shirt and green pants. He accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt and is in decent physical shape. He has a white handlebar mustache and slicked back white hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Locksmith. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Locksmith and was forced into it by his family; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy white hair. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. 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: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Violet garnet (500 gp). White opal (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.