Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a shield, but if one is not available she will default to her whip. She has done her best to style her chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is an amazing painter.

History: Born to a Bellfounder, her father struggled to pay the bills. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To protect her home; and she is content

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: He has a missing left leg. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. His hair is always cut to a buzz. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Adelard is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Born in the west to a Mortician, Adelard learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Mortician work with an outfit from a few towns over. Mortician work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He struck the Mortician job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Extrovert, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her black hair is wavy and long. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the east. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 30000 cp. Chrysoprase (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Amber (70 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man is renowned for his bright white suits and hats, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He has styled his silver hair well, parting it to the left. 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 a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Pikar was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Butcher hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: In love, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears baggy white pantaloons and a blue scarf. She has brown hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She got into the Cartwright business at a young age. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Half-Orcs in Creega's homeland. Creega decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Cartwright for hire.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and balancing her hectic life and new cartwright responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: 4'7" and muscular, this northern woman wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. Her tied-back hair is silver. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the north. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 140 gp. Blue quartz (6 gp).

Description: He stands about 5'9" and wears a worn and beaten armor. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His head has been shaved. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born in the north. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she usually wears her brown robe and has her bastard sword always slung over her shoulder. She has shaved her head bald. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. 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: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. While she appears to be a normal Human, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Insane. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 30000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. Her silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

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

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 700 gp. Pink pearl (80 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.