Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears black trousers with white and brown striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His black hair is singed and shortened. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Orcs.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. After coming to the age of reason, Zâthra took it upon himself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Orc people.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 3 Tanglefoot bags. 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her blonde hair is heavily combed to the left. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Human companion (her 'brother'). She was granted necromantic powers by her dying brother.

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

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 23000 sp. Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Citrine (20 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Mastema was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Mastema decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Being a Doctor kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple tan line shooting up and back down. His red hair and beard is wavy and long. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. 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 Spice Merchant. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Spice Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1000 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. Her red hair is long and unkept. Her brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Mardred embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a brown shirt, with a tan mid length shorts with tan tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His chestnut hair and beard is wavy and long. He has violet eyes and a brown hat with a tan feather.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Oloric will drive conversation. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. 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. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His blue hair is matted, messy, and big. His white eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Bathin lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1500 gp. Coral (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She tends to wear a white poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She carries with her a set of flails, each one with a jet on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She has a very tight haircut. Her half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. 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 now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright red and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, and is pretty ugly. He wears his white hair down. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the west were limited. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Immigrant. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 400 gp.