Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Half-Orcs. Her skin is dark but she possesses many blue ritualistic tattoos. She wears a simple black robe with blue stripes complete with hood. She has slicked back brown hair. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Volen is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Half-Orc activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Half-Orc doctor. 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: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Orc people; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insane, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is dressed in an above average manner. His crest is black and very short. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered north to less war torn lands. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic. Flaws: Fearful, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 210 pp. Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She dresses like a well dressed Architect does. She has dyed her greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Tomph was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She's also a talented Spy, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 6000 cp. A roughly beaten golden orb (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a mite stocky and is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His hair is black and very short. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Performer. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He got into the Performer business at a young age. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Gifted, Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 20000 sp. Amber (150 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His hair is red and curly. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Laborer who has hired him part-time. A friendly and beautiful Elf, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end.

Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'10". She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She keeps her long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Bune isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Tiefling unity. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. 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. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Ploughman and was forced into it by her family; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Military, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Azurite (12 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp).

Description: He wears dull tan sweaters, loose violet pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed morningstar, just in case. His golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Sensitive, Fearful, Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Peridot (60 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. His red hair and beard is wavy and long. He wears an eyepatch.

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. Ar-Gul enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Ar-Gul was born on a far northern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Merchant. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1500 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (110 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man sports green clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes goblins are coming to abduct people. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Bookbinder arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and money/treasure

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 1000 gp. Bloodstone (70 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.