Description: He dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a black coat with white slacks. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: The child of a Locksmith, who enjoyed hunting, Varis was taken on many hunting expeditions. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Detective hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He bought a axe and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Nature, Poor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: Malachite (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Sard (40 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her brown hair is greasy and uncared for. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Ekk isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Orc unity. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Ekk was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Druid, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Druid in service of a powerful lord somewhere. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Unemployed hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 700 pp. Black pearl (200 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she is dressed in a clean grey cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her red hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Gardener arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her parents enrolled her in a Druid school at a young age so that she could practice her druidic talents. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 4000 gp. Malachite (8 gp). Blue-white diamond (4000 gp). Amber (160 gp). Sard (20 gp). Jade (160 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Star rose quartz (20 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.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She wears a green costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. She has wavy copper crest. Her gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She comes from a rich western family. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 6000 gp. Canary diamond (4000 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears tattered old clothes. Her golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the east. Because her mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, drow burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the east, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her father from journeying east to reunite her family. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and a deep hatred of drow

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 900 pp. Eye agate (5 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a brown costume with the symbols of luck on his torso. He wears his lavender fur up. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. After coming to the age of reason, Sweet took it upon himself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 9000 gp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (180 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (180 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (180 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (180 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears bulky green painted plate armor, and is pretty ugly. He sports a flattop hair cut. His white eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Forcas hails from a village terrorized by brigands. His parents were killed by brigands in a raid when he was still a young child. The brigands captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 600 pp. Red spinel (60 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Jet (60 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Moonstone (30 gp).