Description: Standing 5'3", this man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His golden hair and beard is wavy and long. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born in the east to a Dyer, Adran learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Dyer for the past few years.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools. 1 Superior lock. 1 Climber’s kit.

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 wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her long black crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has gold eyes.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Detective hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. 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: To find somewhere to settle down; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Persistence, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 8000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. She has styled her brown hair well, parting it to the left. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. A friendly and beautiful Tiefling, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Posh accent

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

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are brown.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born in the east. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the east were limited. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 700 gp. Violet garnet (1200 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Hematite (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around her neck, and a nunchaku on her belt. Her white hair is thinning but still full. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Elama speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This late middle aged woman is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down and is in decent physical shape. She wears her white hair up. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Millicent 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 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: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Cynical, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. With wild brown hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She worked as a nervous Soapmaker and found it very stressful. She became a Soapmaker soon after.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and she is greedy

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a simple brown robe with white stripes complete with hood. Her blonde hair is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Griselda hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her singing career. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 8000 sp. Blue quartz (10 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she tends to wear a large black jacket. Her black hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Orcs.

History: She got into the Performer business at a young age. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Human people; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: Just what you see.