Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her monstrous two handed axe with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Hrathy isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Orc unity. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Orcs.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Hrathy was born on a far northern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Stableman. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and a strong sense of loyalty to tiefling people

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 8000 gp. Aquamarine (200 gp). Sard (70 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Jet (100 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His bronze crest is smooth and relatively long. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Bharash was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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 hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His golden hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by giants. Arannis was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Logical, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear pastel clothing when he does not wear armor. He is portly but not overly obese. His red fur is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane, Disease. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 3000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp).

Description: This man wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered red stockings. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on his left hand. His auburn hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature morningstar.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 300 pp. Blue quartz (9 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Jade (130 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Rose (60 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Coral (130 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and typically wears violet cloth garments or leather armor. He has styled his silver hair well, parting it to the left. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Rolf is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Justice. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Server

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 600 pp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (100 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (100 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: He was born into a rich family. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Shoemaker. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 500 pp. Malachite (12 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Fire opal (1100 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Emerald (1100 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Fire opal (1100 gp).