Description: This slender woman stands about 4'10". She is wearing a long, blue cloak. Her auburn hair is cut short. Her ears are large.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Gifted from a young age, Ridaro studied abroad. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 north. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Gifted, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 900 gp. Golden pearl (150 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized red coat. Her hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. A friendly and beautiful Halfling, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: Jo was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: Standing 2'10", this woman tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She wears her red hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Spice Merchant. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She tends to her Spice Merchant job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: To be a Mercenary again; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Forgetful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Slave, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1700 sp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'7" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He very much looks the part of a Farmer. His hair is cut close to his head. His skin is flawless and his brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a fancy black dress. Her hair is blue and very short. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gold.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: The child of a Seamstress, who enjoyed hunting, Semyaza was taken on many hunting expeditions. 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. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Semyaza fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Orc people.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 600 gp. A silver and pearl hairclip (20 gp).

Description: She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She carries with her a set of warhammers on her belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. Her long red hair reaches down to her waist. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. After a long history of fighting, Oriff and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His hair is silver and very short. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Thervan hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Thervan was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, In love. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 330 gp. White pearl (130 gp). Eye agate (8 gp).

Description: She wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly greataxes and clubs. Her long silver hair reaches down to her waist. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She hates brigands. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Yurgunn hails from a village terrorized by brigands. Her parents were killed by brigands in a raid when she was still a young child. The brigands captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

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

Possessions: 260 pp.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time, and he perpetually has his dagger ready. His red hair is greasy and uncared for. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Carter business.

History: Carrie was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Carrie has worked very hard to control his curse. He became a Carter soon after.

Motivation: To be a Body Guard again.

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2600 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (70 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (70 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (70 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.