Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a red costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. Her golden hair is greasy and uncared for. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 3000 sp. Black opal (800 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His ears are large.

Personality: Tharivol wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Bard, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. After a long history of fighting, Tharivol and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 12000 cp.

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her fur is brown and curly. Her green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

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 however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Interpreter for the past few years.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Interpreter responsibilities is difficult; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Disease, Cynical. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Slave, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Glassblower and was forced into it by his family; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her brown hair is heavily combed to the left. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She hates orcs. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing painting.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: Many orcs want her driven away; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 700 pp. Jet (100 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Amber (100 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Coral (100 gp). Sard (70 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He dresses in yellow turtlenecks beneath a white coat with black slacks. His hair is white and curly. His skin is flawless and his hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Hadarai was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Server

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 330 gp. 1 Average lock.

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His hair is short and auburn. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents enrolled him in a Fighter school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Joker, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his grey robe. He has chestnut hair. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

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 moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Hedonist, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 70000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She has a missing right arm. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She keeps her black hair in a pixie cut. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. 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: She was raised in a mountains tribe. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 east. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter.

Flaws: Depressed, Secretive. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Chain shirt.