Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She has silver hair. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her small brown hat.

Personality: She hates orcs. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is an amazing painter.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Because her mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, orcs burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the west, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her father from journeying west to reunite her family. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by orcs. Ahlyssa was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: This man wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is pastel, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on his right hand. His silver hair is heavily combed to the right. His eyes are likewise silver.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the west. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. His red hair is still thick. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Anverth will drive conversation. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: Anverth hails from a village terrorized by giants. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants.

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Star ruby (600 gp). Coral (140 gp). Malachite (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears baggy tan pantaloons and a brown scarf. His brown hair is heavily combed to the left. He has brown eyes and a tan hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Naeris alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many giants want him driven away; and a deep hatred of giants

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 400 gp. Alexandrite (300 gp). Carnelian (70 gp).

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He very much looks the part of a Guard. His chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His ears are large.

Personality: He is a Guard first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Guard for hire.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is his passion; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She wears her auburn hair down. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her first spouse was a Weaver, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This malnourished woman dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her silver hair is heavily combed to the left. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. A gifted student she started as a Merchant, but she got bored and became a Unemployed. She has achieved small success as a Unemployed.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and balancing her hectic life and new unemployed responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Military, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his quarterstaff, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. His red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Uraim was born with his father's beautiful face. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. 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: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Persistence. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (40 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'6" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His fur is short and lavender. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He worked as a nervous Map Maker and found it very stressful. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Just what you see.