Description: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her rapier with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt, and carries rapiers. Her crest is red and very short. This red eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Hethress fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'5". She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She has styled her orange fur well, parting it to the right. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Performer born in the past three hundred years. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. Her childhood dream was to be a Miller, but she was a colossal failure. She bought a whip and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing her hectic life and new performer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Moss agate (9 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Jet (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 3'0" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears long strands of ruby and short red dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His white hair and beard is wavy and long. This blue eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes orcs are coming to abduct people. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many orcs want him driven away; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears suspenders and brown workpants. His shirt is blue, and he wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. He has wavy black hair. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Dyer for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Passionate, Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: Jasper (70 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears tattered old clothes. His golden hair is braided into rings. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Oskar was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Spy for the past few years.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Family, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 800 gp. Black pearl (1200 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Jet (100 gp). Jasper (50 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears bulky blue painted plate armor. She has wavy brown hair. She has gray eyes.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her parents enrolled her in a Warrior school at a young age so that she could practice her psionic talents. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Terse, Insane. Bonds: Mentor, In love. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Coral (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His hair is brown and curly. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Barkeep. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. When Laucian reached his early adolescence his Half-Elf mother 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 achieved small success as a Barkeep.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing his hectic life and new barkeep responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Job, Religious, Military. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 10000 cp. Peridot (20 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Jasper (20 gp).

Description: He wears just a tan suit. His red hair is knotted and matted. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Raer speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Gifted from a young age, Raer studied abroad. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'9". She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. She has wavy auburn hair. Her violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Audhild grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Audhild. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Family. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 300 gp. 3 Thunderstones.