Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She has moderate length white hair. Her eyes are black and catlike.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her father. Mastema abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She wants revenge against goblins; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Terse, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Server

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 100 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull black iron scale mail. He has a hunchback. He has shaved his head bald. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born in the south. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull green iron scale mail. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length silver hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Insane, Ugly. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 270 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'10" when asserting himself. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Ûkrom speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Orcs.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he usually wears his tan robe and has his sai always slung over his shoulder, and is pretty ugly. His hair is cut close to his head. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Disease. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1800 sp. Amethyst (50 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her black hair is knotted and matted. Her red eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and many dire rats want her driven away

Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 500 pp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'11". She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she is greedy

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. 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. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a white coat with violet slacks. His yellow fur has been sun bleached extensively. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes drow are coming to abduct people. He is obsessed with his god.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict, Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1200 gp.