Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a violet coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon her head. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Malquis will drive conversation. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Malquis was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. 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. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 200 gp. 4 Smokesticks. 4 Alchemist’s fire. 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. Xanaphia liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Spice Merchant.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Religious, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 600 pp. Cloth of gold vestments (90 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she is dressed in a clean black cloak covering her clean studded leather. She has moderate length white crest. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Carpenter business.

History: Quespa lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered music. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Bowyer they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Carpenter, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Impeccable, Persistence, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a green shirt, with a blue mid length shorts with blue tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He has wavy bronze crest. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Tarhun alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and sabotage a competitor

Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job, Nature, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Aquamarine (800 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He tends to wear a violet poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has a very tight haircut. This violet eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 south. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and to reunite with his absent father

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Rich, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Banker

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Bookbinder. Her hair is silver and curly. Her eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Vicky grew up listening to her father's many stories. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Bookbinder. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 160 pp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His chestnut hair is singed and shortened. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Gunter grew up listening to his father's many stories. He found a children's book about a Human Paladin who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: An older woman who wears white trousers with black and violet striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts, she is not a threatening figure. Her silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. 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: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Family, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Black pearl (1000 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Zircon (70 gp).

Description: She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her rusty crest is greasy and uncared for. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 42. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. Driindar was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Driindar decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Many orcs want her driven away; and she would like to get married and retire

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1900 gp. Rock crystal (30 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.