Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Half-Orc culture. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Half-Orc activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Half-Orc doctor. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Orc people.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 10000 sp. Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

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 wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her copper crest is long and unkept. This gold eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Hethress 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 Hethress. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Hethress fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Optimist, Joker, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His hair is long and black with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small violet clips. His beard is brown, braided, and well cared for. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. 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 share knowledge with the world; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Logical, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 8000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Wrenn is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Wrenn grew up listening to his father's many stories. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He came across an abandoned tomb where he found a relic that called out to him. After picking it up he was cursed by unlife.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Opinionated, Justice. Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull grey iron scale mail. She carries with her a set of halberds on her belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. Her black hair is heavily combed to the left. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Bonds: Family, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 360 gp. 2 Holy water.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He wears his copper crest up. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gold.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He got into the Layabout business at a young age. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Layabout for the past few years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears skinny pants and wears a tan and white robe with the hood down. She has shaved her head bald. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and expand her business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Nature, Rich, Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. 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 white hair is singed and shortened. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 280 gp. 3 Smokesticks.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. She wears a tattered pair of loose grey pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She has a hunchback. She has slicked back white hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are violet.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. Through the years after Liftrasa was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Liftrasa's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 90 gp.