Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly bastard swords and swords. He has a very tight haircut. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

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 also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. Mord was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Mord decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Being a Painter kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. She has a hunchback. Her white hair is cut short. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is a Painter first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. 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 Painter. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and expand her business

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 700 sp. Carnelian (20 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. Her white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She wears an eyepatch.

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 enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Bolhild was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 2'11" when asserting herself. She has shaved her head bald. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Joker, Persistence. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears bulky grey painted plate armor. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Ermina lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Rich. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She usually wears her violet robe and has her sword always slung over her shoulder. With bright black hair. She has amber eyes and a violet hat with a brown feather.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Passionate, Extrovert. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This northern woman wears just a brown suit. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her brown hair is long and unkept. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Stableman business.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and balancing her hectic life and new stableman responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1800 gp.

Description: He typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. He is portly but not overly obese. His silver hair is long and unkept. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Frederick isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Human unity. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Frederick was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. His first spouse was a Stableman, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and doesn't want to be a mortician and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Impeccable, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He very much looks the part of a Bellfounder. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His hair is long and brown with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small blue clips. His beard is chestnut, braided, and well cared for. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Bellfounder. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.