Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her silver hair is thinning but still full. She has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: She was born at the edge of vast forest. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 east. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family, Nature. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His red hair is greasy and uncared for. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Oriax was born the youngest of three triplets. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Dilettante hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Amethyst (150 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears an entirely white suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. Being a Unemployed kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and 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

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Sailor. She has red hair. Her eyes are silver and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She takes great joy in being the best Sailor in town.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insane. Bonds: Job, Family, Military. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His white crest is heavily combed to the left. His eyes are red and beady.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In his 12th year, his parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Donaar alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She tends to wear a large blue jacket. Her chestnut hair is singed and shortened. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Gifted from a young age, Lorilla studied abroad. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 500 pp. Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Rose (30 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His hair is black and curly. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Varis has worked very hard to control his curse. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 60 pp.

Description: 6'4" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He prefers to wear black clothing when he does not wear armor. His rusty crest is still thick. His gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Masseuse born in the past three hundred years. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Mehen was raised in a hard working conservative environment. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. 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: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is his passion; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Emerald (1600 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His silver hair is knotted and matted. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Priest. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. Manfred enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He got into the Priest business at a young age. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to be a actor again

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.