Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has wavy red hair. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Mason. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: Siffress was born the youngest of three triplets. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it

Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western man wears just a brown suit. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is short and chestnut. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born to a Bellfounder, his mother struggled to pay the bills. In his 20th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 130 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears tattered old clothes. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her hair is short and blonde. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. When Portia reached her early adolescence her Halfling mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: He wears a white vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His tan leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his white boots flare out at the collars. Sporting a black mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. In his 14th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Vlorn alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Vlorn was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Has a crush, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Performer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 11000 gp. Malachite (14 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Jade (120 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he is dressed in earthy colors with a black and grey handkerchief worn on his left side, and is pretty ugly. His dark red hair is unkempt and raggedy. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Marbas is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tieflings.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Miller

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He carries with him a set of clubs on his belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. He has a long golden beard with little hanging trinkets. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Bookbinder business.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Dreali fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Moss agate (14 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Amber (60 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Peridot (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This light-skinned male is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His long auburn hair reaches down to his waist. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Butcher. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and further expansion of business

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Has a crush, Nature, Guardian. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 3'0" and is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has styled his red hair well, parting it to the left. He has amber eyes and a red hat with a green feather.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Purban was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. Purban 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. Purban decided he wanted neither the life of his mother 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 possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and money/treasure

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Persistence. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 110 pp. Blue quartz (10 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp).

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. His skin is light but he possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. He is dressed in an above average manner. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 300 gp.