Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with white colored cloaks and clothing. His black hair is braided into rings. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Half-Orc in existence. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born into a rich family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1200 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older woman who wears suspenders and grey workpants. Her shirt is white, and she wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time, she is not a threatening figure. Her golden hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Adelaide was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. A freak accident while working with her Shipwright father left her crippled. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her white hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She moved out north to avoid the crime she committed. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 3000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (160 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (80 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp).

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly halberds and shortspears. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; 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. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Slave, Mentor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 8000 gp.

Description: She wears a white vest and prefers red and tan shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down, and carries pickaxes. She has dyed her greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. Her ears are large.

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 a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was born in the south. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the south were limited. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 6000 sp. Star rose quartz (60 gp). Jasper (60 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Jocelyn grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Jocelyn. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Junk Dealer they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Painter, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: He's in love; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Guardian, Criminal record, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: Violet garnet (500 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She has a hunchback. Her red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the south. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a blue collared shirt and red skirt. She accessorizes with a yellow scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length brown hair. She has violet eyes.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. Meriele abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Halfling compassion; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Addict, Racist. Bonds: Enemies, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 230 pp. Bloodstone (50 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Black opal (1600 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 6'3" and is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Scribe. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His hair is long and brown with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is blonde, braided, and well cared for. He wears large thick round spectacles.

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. The war was a terrible time for him, and Thomas does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Thomas grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Thomas. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 20 pp.