Description: 3'4" and muscular, this western woman is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Orla was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Crown-heir. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Crown-heir for the past few years.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, Military. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 6000 sp. Coral (60 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1400 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp).

Description: She has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her yellow robe. Her red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has a dull look in her hazel eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Matilda was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She became a Courier soon after.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and a deep hatred of orcs

Ideals: Impeccable, Athletic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 100 gp. White pearl (130 gp).

Description: She sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her scarlet crest is singed and shortened. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born to a Merchant, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She bought a greataxe and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 120000 cp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp).

Description: She is lean but muscular and prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She keeps her beige fur in a pixie cut. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 18000 sp. Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'7" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a pickaxe, but if one is not available she will default to her sword. She wears her white hair up. She has a dull look in her black eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 3000 gp. Peridot (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears baggy yellow pantaloons and a black scarf, and she perpetually has her quarterstaff ready. Her brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

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. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Shanairla was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 west. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has dyed his greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. He has black eyes and a black hat with a tan feather.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He takes great joy in being the best Barrister in town.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He's also a talented Laborer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Disciplined. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Solid gold idol (800 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (90 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. Her hair is long and red with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small black clips. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. A friendly and beautiful Half-Orc, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. A gifted student she started as a Ruler, but she got bored and became a Herbalist. She's also a talented Ruler, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears bulky red painted plate armor. Sporting a brown mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He has violet eyes and a red hat with a black feather.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the west. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 200 gp.