Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a yellow coat with tan slacks. Her auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 11000 gp. Golden pearl (130 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Bowyer. His green crest is braided into rings. He has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Halfling companion (his 'brother'). He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 700 pp. Smoky quartz (20 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Jet (90 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Black star sapphire (1300 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. She has a hunchback. Her black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Emmeline was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. 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: Wants to work out more often; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 11000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (70 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She has a hunchback. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length brown hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. In her 18th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Mundane. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (40 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear pastel clothing when he does not wear armor. His orange fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has taken up work as a Barrister and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: PTSD, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1800 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her hair is brown and very short. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Half-Orc culture. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Orc people; and half-orc compassion

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1000 pp. Peridot (60 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She has a missing right leg. She wears professional attire. She has slicked back brown hair. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was born into a rich family. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 9000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (40 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (150 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (40 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (150 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (150 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (40 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (150 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (40 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.