Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her auburn hair is heavily combed to the right. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. 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: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor, marred by sweets. His moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she is dressed in an above average manner. She has done her best to style her blonde hair to look like a famous performer. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. A true patriot, Gaaki would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp).

Description: She wears dull grey sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed pickaxe, just in case. Her hair is white and curly. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

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. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Dagnal hails from a village terrorized by orcs. In her 11th year, her parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Dagnal alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Enemies, Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 220 gp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Veloptima lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Impeccable. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 10000 cp. Jasper (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield. 1 Full Plate.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He has a very tight haircut. He has green eyes and a brown hat with a tan feather.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Delg was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Dilettante.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is well dressed, constantly wearing a white suit, brown shirt, and black tie. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His red hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 210 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears an entirely grey suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He hates orcs. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature bastard sword.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 110 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'11" and wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing poetry.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Tailor.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he is content

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 110 pp.