Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her black hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. While she appears to be a normal Half-Orc, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. 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: A deep hatred of giants.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a tattered pair of loose pastel pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'0" when asserting himself. His gray fur is thinning but still full. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a simple brown robe with green stripes complete with hood. Her red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She has a dull look in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She hates orcs. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Valida was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. After coming to the age of reason, Valida took it upon herself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by orcs. Valida was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Old Prospector

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

Description: She wears a fancy brown dress. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She's also a talented Engraver, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Nature, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He carries with him a set of clubs on his belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. His brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was born into a rich family. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Paggen took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up club and armor he uses now. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Shy, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His crest is brass and curly. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 4000 gp. Solid gold idol (400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1100 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (140 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (140 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (140 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (140 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. 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: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. 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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears just a grey suit. Her red hair is well kept. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Therlin embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Born to a Hunter, her father struggled to pay the bills. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Poor, Slave. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 110 gp. Alexandrite (400 gp). Jasper (70 gp).