Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. With wild blonde hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Volen embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Orcs. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. After a long history of fighting, Volen and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Selfish. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Red garnet (150 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Coral (150 gp). Emerald (400 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Rose (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her silver hair is smooth and relatively long. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is a Engraver first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has achieved small success as a Engraver.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Mercenary; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Nature, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 4000 gp. Star rose quartz (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Amber (90 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Jade (90 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Jade (90 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Emerald (1600 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Emerald (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears tattered old clothes. Her gray fur is braided into rings. She has a dull look in her copper eyes.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Cloak was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and doesn't want to be a cook and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 10000 gp. Smoky quartz (60 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Black opal (1300 gp). Coral (150 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Sard (60 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Sard (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Black opal (1300 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Rose (60 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Sard (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears just a yellow suit. He keeps his black hair in a pixie cut. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Dyer; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 3000 gp. Moonstone (20 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Jacinth (8000 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Clear bright green emerald (8000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman tends to wear a large black jacket, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She has wavy bronze crest. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: In love, Mentor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 7000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Sard (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Hematite (13 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He usually wears his brown robe and has his sword always slung over his shoulder. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. While he appears to be a normal Human, 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Insane. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Emerald (500 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Sard (50 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Moss agate (8 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: He wears long strands of opal and short pastel dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His white fur is lengthy. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. After a long history of fighting, Spring and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 300 pp. Jade (80 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Amber (80 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Amber (80 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.