Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her shield, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. She has done her best to style her brown hair to look like a famous performer. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Military, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His red hair is thinning but still full. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Human culture. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Orc conditions. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insomniac, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 400 sp. Amethyst (120 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He sports a long golden beard, and similarly colored long hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He hates Humans with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. A true patriot, Tim would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Elven compassion.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Disease. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: Deep green spinel (140 gp).

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a tattered pair of loose white pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. She moved out south to avoid the crime she committed. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 2400 gp. Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Peridot (30 gp). White opal (700 gp). Sard (30 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man prefers to wear blue pants and tee shirts. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on his left hand. His hair is cut close to his head. His skin is flawless and his amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He comes from a rich western family. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Some 4 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Raer never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, In love. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Jet (90 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Rose (70 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A 3'11" western woman, she usually wears her grey robe and has her dagger always slung over her shoulder. Her auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. Her skin is flawless and her amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her divine abilities were realized during a raid on her village. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 190 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her cinnamon fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She uses divination through singing.

History: Gifted from a young age, Spear studied abroad. A freak accident while working with her Fortune-teller father left her crippled. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1500 gp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a fancy black suit. He has dyed his greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are silver.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Being born in the south, 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 south 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. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Carter they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Banker, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 4'10" northern woman, she wears a simple yellow robe with violet stripes complete with hood. She sports chestnut long hair. Her gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Geva is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Geva hails from a village terrorized by orcs. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. During her travels, Geva and her party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Geva discovered the rest of her party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Geva fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing her own horrible transformation.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she wants revenge against orcs

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Coral (160 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp).