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, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Balifra lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She's also a talented Bookbinder, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and doesn't want to be a fletcher and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 300 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants. Her red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is her passion; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. He keeps his chestnut hair in a flapper bob. His eyes are white.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born in the south. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Adventurer. He's also a talented Bounty Hunter, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 80000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a simple grey robe with brown stripes complete with hood. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Performer but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She got into the Performer business at a young age. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Performer. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Insane, Secretive. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 70 gp.

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: A middle-aged man, he dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with black slacks, and is pretty ugly. He sports a long chestnut beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has blue eyes and a white hat with a tan feather.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Dûshrat hails from a village terrorized by giants. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1700 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a scimitar on his belt. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his scimitar, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. He has wavy chestnut hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born to a Farmer, his father struggled to pay the bills. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature scimitar.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 900 pp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (50 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is very fat, and likes to wear grey tank tops with black skirt. Her white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Vonana was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Aristocrat, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Aristocrat in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 360 gp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her black hair is knotted and matted. Her violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Dwarven culture. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Dwarven compassion; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: Onyx (80 gp).