Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is dressed in earthy colors with a green and yellow handkerchief worn on her left side. Her black hair, when down, is lengthy. Her ears are large.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Mastema's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Mastema hails from a village terrorized by giants. She found a children's book about a Tiefling Paladin who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 12000 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Sard (20 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Sard (20 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Jade (60 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Eye agate (8 gp).

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the south. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the south were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 250 gp. 1 Average lock.

Description: 4'5" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He prefers to wear flannel. He has done his best to style his golden hair to look like a famous performer. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Oloric has worked very hard to control his curse. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1500 gp. Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Hematite (10 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has styled his black hair well, parting it to the right. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Born to a Mayor, his father struggled to pay the bills. A gifted student he started as a Mayor, but he got bored and became a Seamstress. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Job, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. Her hair is silver and very short. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Hlin was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. In her 15th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Hlin alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and many illithids want her driven away

Ideals: Extrovert, Optimist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1200 sp. White pearl (150 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). White pearl (150 gp).

Description: She wears professional attire. Her golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. This violet eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Her first spouse was a Apothecary, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 300 gp. Silver pearl (100 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing writing.

History: She comes from a rich western family. She found a children's book about a Half-Orc Cleric who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Interpreter; and money/treasure

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1300 gp. Tourmaline (50 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Red spinel (50 gp).

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her hair is cut close to her head. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She uses divination through singing.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 180 gp.