Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her white hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Chaedi lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. 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 marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: He wears a green cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. His hair, while still mostly dark red, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Valafar hails from a village terrorized by orcs. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 south. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and many orcs want him driven away

Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Religious. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 600 gp. Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Amber (50 gp).

Description: She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Carpenter. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly spears and axes. Her hair is cut close to her head. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the east. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Debt, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'5" when asserting himself. His moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He works hard and plays hard.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the west. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Mason work with an outfit from a few towns over. Mason work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Mason

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Chrysoprase (30 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Dagger hails from a village terrorized by giants. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Gnomish companion (her 'brother'). Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 7000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his rapier with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He sports a flattop hair cut. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He enjoys reading and quiet.

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. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He struck the Mason job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Mason responsibilities is difficult; and to be a mortician again

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 100 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (50 gp).

Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He sports a long blonde beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. 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: He was born on a small isolated farm. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is his passion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 300 gp. Black pearl (400 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a brown shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and blue pants. He has moderate length red hair. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing singing.

History: He was born in the east. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Orc companion (his 'brother'). He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1700 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts. Her golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Halfling companion (her 'brother'). She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1900 sp.