Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady hazel eyes.

Personality: She hates orcs. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Through the years after Abalaba was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Abalaba's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she wants revenge against orcs

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 10000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 3'3". He wears a white vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His pastel leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his white boots flare out at the collars. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Joser lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Family, Attractive, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 400 pp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. She carries with her a set of hammers, each one with a topaz on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She keeps her long red hair kept up in a rat tail. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 700 pp. Iolite (50 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Zircon (50 gp). White opal (1400 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1400 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor. He is an epitome of beauty. His hair is short and auburn. He has blue eyes.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Merchant arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Family, Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 15000 gp. Zircon (50 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Brown diamond (8000 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Fire opal (900 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Jet (90 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Sage profession.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her childhood dream was to be a Sage, but she was a colossal failure. She struck the Shipwright job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and money/treasure

Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 11000 gp. Blue quartz (11 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Brown diamond (4000 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he is dressed in a clean white cloak covering his clean studded leather, and is pretty ugly. His golden hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Addict. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 10000 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears long strands of ruby and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He wears his gray fur up. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Edge was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, In love, Mentor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 4000 gp. Eye agate (10 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Amber (60 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Sard (40 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.