Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She has no fur. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Job, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 10000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he is renowned for his bright grey suits and hats. He has a red handlebar mustache and slicked back red hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Born in the east to a Priest, Alexandre learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He struck the Priest job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Military, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. She is an epitome of beauty. She has blonde hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: The child of a Fletcher, who enjoyed hunting, Oriff was taken on many hunting expeditions. Her first spouse was a Fletcher, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. His gray fur has been sun bleached extensively. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Art grew up listening to his father's many stories. After coming to the age of reason, Art took it upon himself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 2400 gp. Violet garnet (700 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Black star sapphire (900 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). White pearl (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the right. His black eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Balam hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 900 gp. Star ruby (1300 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a green armored body suit, with a simple brown line shooting up and back down. He has done his best to style his red hair to look like a famous performer. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. 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: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Jet (160 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp).

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. A gifted student he started as a Shipwright, but he got bored and became a Junk Dealer. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Junk Dealer responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Job. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'4" when asserting herself. She has done her best to style her silver hair to look like a famous performer. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her top black hat.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Nella lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She found a children's book about a Half-Orc Adept who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

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.

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Banded mail. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length black crest. Her red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is greedy

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 7000 gp. Jade (100 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.