Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Nyx lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 east. 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 unite with her sister.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a pastel wide-brimmed hat and pastel clothes. Her brown fur is long and unkept. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady hazel eyes.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Tricking lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Forgetful. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 6'4" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her bronze crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. Her red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She hates orcs. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her painting with anyone who is interested.

History: Vezera lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered painting. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 900 gp. Peridot (30 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a red coat with violet slacks. He keeps his brown hair in a pixie cut. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the east. His first spouse was a Sculptor, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 12000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has wavy auburn hair. Her hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. A true patriot, Unvera would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the east were limited. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Military, Slave. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: He wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. He carries with him a set of sickles on his belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. 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: Seebo was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Cleric, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Cleric in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: To unite with his sister.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Family, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with red lining and desert motifs. His silver hair, when down, is lengthy. He has blue eyes.

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. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Bookbinder arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has worked as a Bookbinder like his father before him.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Job, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a yellow collared shirt and black skirt. She accessorizes with a tan scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She carries a battered shortbow and tarnished sickle as well. She has dyed her greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Naivara fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Addict, Hedonist. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 360 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears pastel leather gloves, a pastel jacket, and tight pants. His fur is orange and curly. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 15000 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (70 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.