Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the east. River was born on a far eastern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Locksmith. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is her passion; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 500 pp. Banded agate (9 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Black star sapphire (1300 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp).

Description: Standing 4'9", this woman prefers to wear flannel. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length cinnamon fur. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Carpenter who has hired her part-time. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Merchant. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and she wants to get laid

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting, Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1800 pp. Violet garnet (300 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Amber (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Canary diamond (2000 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. This gold eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Fenriz is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Elven companion (his 'brother'). He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed, Selfish, Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 9000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Gold and ruby ring (10000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a brown shirt, with a red mid length skirt with red tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her cinnamon fur is long and unkept. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She hates orcs. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by orcs. Trail was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (150 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a red coat with green slacks and is in decent physical shape. His silver hair is long and unkept. He has gleaming, smiling white eyes.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He worked as a nervous Carpenter and found it very stressful. He struck the Carpenter job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 6000 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: This eastern man is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and violet handkerchief worn on his right side. His clothes are grease stained in places. He keeps his black hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. Because his father participated in the massacre of their homeland, illithids burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the east, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his mother from journeying east to reunite his family. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 12000 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (110 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Family, Religious. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1000 gp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (80 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.