Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'3" when asserting herself. Her yellow fur is greasy and uncared for. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Half-Orc culture. A true patriot, Pelt would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Pelt was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Mundane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This light-skinned female wears bulky white painted plate armor. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her red hair is greasy and uncared for. Her fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. 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: Ilga lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In her 17th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 40000 cp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is typically in his Miner uniform. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. Varis is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Varis lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Miner work with an outfit from a few towns over. Miner work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Family, Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 200 pp. Sard (80 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a grey costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. He has done his best to style his golden hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside his partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Nature, Slave, Guardian. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 9000 cp.

Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She carries with her a set of hammers, each one with a topaz on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. 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: She was born in the north. Millicent was born on a far northern forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Painter. After a long history of fighting, Millicent and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She keeps her red hair in a pixie cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was born into a rich family. In her 18th year, her parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Semyaza alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and many drow want her driven away

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 30 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp).

Description: He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He is portly but not overly obese. His fur is lavender and very short. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Serpent grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Serpent. Being a Tailor kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'2" and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. He wears his golden hair up. His amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Joker, Extrovert. Bonds: Rich, Family, Attractive. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: Smoky quartz (60 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). 2 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. Her silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

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. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Cartwright. She's also a talented Banker, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Passionate, Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp).