Description: This slender man stands about 5'5". He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. He wears his red hair up in a very large beehive style do. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Aldous hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now mingles about in high society.

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

Flaws: Insane, Disease, Forgetful. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: Jade (140 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Coral (140 gp). Red spinel (140 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head, and is pretty ugly. His scarlet crest, when down, is lengthy. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born in the west to a Mason, Baradad learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Mason.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1000 pp. Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Onyx (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she tends to wear a large white jacket, and is pretty ugly. She has done her best to style her golden hair to look like a famous performer. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Reeza isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Orc unity. 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 to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the west were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To protect her home; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Guardian. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Hematite (16 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears suspenders and white workpants. His shirt is violet, and he wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. He is an epitome of beauty. He wears his white hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His childhood dream was to be a Architect, but he was a colossal failure. He's also a talented Architect, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She tends to wear a large brown jacket. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length silver hair. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Ermina embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the south. Through the years after Ermina was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Ermina's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (70 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Shy, Antagonistic. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 9000 cp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (110 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 5'3" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a fancy blue suit. He wears a colorful flower in his auburn hair. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his amber eyes.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. When Theren reached his early adolescence his Elf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Rich, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 14000 sp. Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He very much looks the part of a Layabout. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, River embodies much of what other species detest in the Tabaxis. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the south. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Layabout work with an outfit from a few towns over. Layabout work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Layabout for hire.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1000 gp. Black pearl (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Jade (70 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Tordrid was born with her mother's beautiful face. Her first spouse was a Bricklayer, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. Some 9 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Tordrid never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Family, In love. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 120 gp.