Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a white armored body suit, with a simple violet line shooting up and back down, and is pretty ugly. She has a very tight haircut. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She hates Half-Orcs with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. 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: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Halfling companion (her 'brother'). 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: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion.

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 8000 gp. Chrysoprase (30 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp).

Description: She is a husky woman, who does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Olivia fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Professionalism, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1000 gp. Sard (70 gp). Rose (70 gp). Jet (160 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has shaved her head bald. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Slave. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 5000 gp. Clear bright green emerald (7000 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Amber (100 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born in the south. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Slave, Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1100 pp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (80 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: 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 wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. Her auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was born in the south. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

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

Flaws: Impulsive, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 16000 gp. Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Silver ewer (90 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (90 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around her ears. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gray eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. 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: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Bilga was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Bather hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1000 pp. Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Gold and ruby ring (6000 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (30 gp).

Description: This woman wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with pastel lining and desert motifs. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on her left hand. She has styled her gray fur well, parting it to the left. Her eyes are likewise yellow.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. The war was a terrible time for her, and Cloud does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Cloud was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. After a long history of fighting, Cloud and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and to be a bather again

Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Military, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (30 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Silver ewer (30 gp). Gold and ruby ring (9000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (110 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp).