Description: She usually wears her black robe and has her hand crossbow always slung over her shoulder. Her black crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gold.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the east. In her 12th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has wavy scarlet crest. Her eyes are red.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Jet (140 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears a yellow feathered hat and yellow clothes. She has wavy auburn hair. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Many orcs want her driven away; and revenge

Ideals: Disciplined, Professionalism. Bonds: Slave, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: She wears a blue tunic with brown highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her kukri, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. Her white hair, when down, is lengthy. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Numba hails from a village terrorized by orcs. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Ruler. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it; and she is content

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: Jet (150 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her chestnut hair is thinning but still full. She has green eyes.

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 will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 south. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Jeweler and was forced into it by her family; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He likes to wear tan tank tops with black pants. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He has a long golden beard with little hanging trinkets. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 3200 sp.

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She wears just a white suit. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. With bright brown hair. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. 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: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. 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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 7000 gp. Blue quartz (7 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Jet (50 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and red handkerchief worn on his right side, and is pretty ugly. His hair is brown and curly. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. A true patriot, Einkil would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Gifted from a young age, Einkil studied abroad. After coming to the age of reason, Einkil took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 300 pp. Moonstone (70 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Rose (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Peridot (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 4'9" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears just a yellow suit. With bright black hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Secretive, Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 100 pp. 1 Minor magic item.