Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Half-Orcs. Her skin is dark but she possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. Her chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Brakka was born with her mother's beautiful face. 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 west. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 30000 cp. Amber (80 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Onyx (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 6'6" and is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the east. As a young child he wandered into the woods despite his father's warnings against it. Afterwards he claimed he had encountered dire rats who tried to eat his hand. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Revenge; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears long strands of sapphire and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy auburn hair. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 100 gp. Rock crystal (50 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Peridot (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he wears a fancy tan suit. With a patchy brown beard and wild brown hair. His skin is flawless and his blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. 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: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A freak accident while working with his Assassin father left him crippled. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a tattered pair of loose grey pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Sporting a auburn mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is typically in her Stableman uniform. She has moderate length chestnut hair. Her amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Stableman. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She became a Stableman soon after.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Peridot (30 gp).

Description: He tends to wear a large black jacket. His blue crest has been sun bleached extensively. His half smiles and gold eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Dadalan was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Cleric, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Cleric in service of a powerful lord somewhere. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 13000 sp. Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her axe with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length white crest. Her eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Brewer. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dragonborns.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dragonborns in the south were limited. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 300 gp. Carnelian (80 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. His red hair is long and unkept. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Nim was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Nim decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He's in love; and to be a bellfounder again

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Has a crush, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 900 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp).