Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with black slacks. Her chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. Her red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Shax will drive conversation. Shax is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Shoemaker and was forced into it by her family.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 700 pp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on his right hand. He keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

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 works hard and plays hard.

History: Baern was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 22000 gp. Star ruby (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Coral (90 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Jade (90 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Himo hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Revenge; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Philantrophist. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 6000 gp. Chrysoprase (60 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. He carries with him a set of pickaxes on his belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: Alexandrite (300 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Black opal (1500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. His hair is chestnut and curly. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Hoglik speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Orcs.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Orc conditions. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Guardian. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 500 pp. Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 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.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is wearing a tight yellow one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Persistence, Impeccable. Bonds: Family, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (50 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Jeweled anklet (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.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a white tunic with grey highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her red hair, when down, is lengthy. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

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. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Pearl is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Miller. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (30 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (30 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (30 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp).