Description: This woman tends to wear a large red jacket. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on her right hand. Her silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady violet eyes.

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. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the east. Alain 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 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: Many orcs want her driven away.

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 400 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. 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. He has a long black beard with little hanging trinkets. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Miles was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her scarlet crest is knotted and matted. Her eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Jezean was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. 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. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He has styled his auburn hair well, parting it to the left. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Dayereth hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his singing career. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 390 gp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a blue shirt, with a red mid length skirt with red tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. 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: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

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

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a grey shirt with thin black vertical stripes and blue pants. She carries a battered hammer and tarnished shortspear as well. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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's also a talented Beggar, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She has wavy white hair. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. 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: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 5000 cp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He very much looks the part of a Miller. He has wavy white hair. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He refers to his adoptive mother 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: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Dain was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Dilettante they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Miller, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and doesn't want to be a miller and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Job, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 19000 sp. Moss agate (13 gp).

Description: She wears skinny pants and wears a brown and yellow robe with the hood down, and carries greataxes. Her red fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Painter born in the past three hundred years. 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: Born in the north to a Painter, Aura learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her father worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled father and took her father's old job. She has dedicated herself to building a better world.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

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