Description: An older man who is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down, he is not a threatening figure. His black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He hates orcs. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Bertram grew up listening to his father's many stories. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Tiefling activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Tiefling doctor. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature flail.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and tiefling compassion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her head has been shaved. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker grey hat.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her father. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to prove her worth to the world

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. Beiro enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. 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: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and money/treasure

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Banded mail. 1 Full Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: He is typically in his Miner uniform. He carries with him a set of bows, each one with a emerald on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His cinnamon fur is singed and shortened. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His childhood dream was to be a Interpreter, but he was a colossal failure. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Miner responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a black armored body suit, with a simple brown line shooting up and back down. Her red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Arha was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She worked as a nervous Gardener and found it very stressful. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 10 years.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her purple hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. 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 gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Orianna fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Alexandrite (300 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). With a patchy blonde beard and wild blonde hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Insane, Ugly, Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Good lock. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a brown collared shirt and violet skirt. She accessorizes with a green scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her brown fur is greasy and uncared for. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She has all her life been fascinated with writing.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tabaxis became a terror of the countryside. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 2300 sp. Hematite (16 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Amber (160 gp).

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He usually wears his brown robe and has his whip always slung over his shoulder. His hair is silver and very short. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 80 gp.