Description: A middle-aged woman, she is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze, and is pretty ugly. Her auburn hair is cut short. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Born in the west to a Carpenter, Mardred learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She worked as a nervous Carpenter and found it very stressful. She tends to her Carpenter job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and to prove her worth to the world

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 7000 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and tends to wear a grey poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. While he appears to be a normal Dwarf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is his passion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 4000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (160 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (160 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp).

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it, and she perpetually has her hand crossbow ready. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 3000 gp. Blue quartz (10 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Fire opal (1400 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Black opal (1400 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Azurite (10 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 3'6" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants. She has wavy red hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and a deep hatred of orcs

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1700 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with green slacks. Her crest, while still mostly bronze, has prominent grey streaks. Her red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. She took after her father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her father taught her to defend herself. When her father died while fighting drow, the young Gilkass began to lead the lost caravan. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by drow. Gilkass was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and revenge

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 3000 gp. Deep green spinel (80 gp). Fire opal (700 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Black opal (700 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Jade (80 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Red garnet (80 gp).

Description: This southern man wears professional attire. His clothes are grease stained in places. With bright red hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Miller. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He got into the Miller business at a young age. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Miller for the past few years.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Miller responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Sard (30 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Rose (30 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His black hair is greasy and uncared for. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and to clean up the streets

Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Guardian, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 8000 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (30 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (20 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 gp).