Description: This man stands a little under 5'3" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Orc companion (his 'brother'). He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature axe.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Orc people; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 3000 sp. Rock crystal (80 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her fur is beige, silky, and of moderate length. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Gale enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Gale was born with her mother's beautiful face. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed, Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: He likes to wear grey tank tops with brown pants. He carries with him a set of axes, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His tied-back hair is brown. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 160 gp. Rock crystal (40 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her sickle with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her silver hair is wavy and long. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Dell was born the youngest of three triplets. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She is physically well-built. Her red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Insane, Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Body Guard. He has chestnut hair. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Body Guard. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Darrak was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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 Body Guard. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Body Guard and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 4000 gp. Black opal (1200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Amber (60 gp). Black star sapphire (1200 gp). Red spinel (60 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he tends to wear a large green jacket. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His silver eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Chem liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1700 pp. Black pearl (1300 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Onyx (20 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is renowned for her bright tan dresses and hats. Her chestnut hair is still thick. She is baby faced.

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 is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Unvera was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence, Opinionated. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with violet colored cloaks and clothing, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His chestnut hair is lengthy. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Jade (140 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Black star sapphire (1200 gp). Star ruby (1200 gp).