Description: She is renowned for her bright pastel dresses and hats. She is portly but not overly obese. She has black fur. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. She has no fur. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She has all her life been fascinated with music.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. 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 knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 310 gp. 1 Smokesticks.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants. She has styled her white hair well, parting it to the left. Her brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Nissa will drive conversation. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Nissa was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. When Nissa reached her early adolescence her Gnome father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert, Persistence. Bonds: In love, Military. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 120 pp.

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his spear with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He is physically well-built. His hair is silver and curly. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Gifted from a young age, Peren studied abroad. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He's also a talented Mortician, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to be a mortician again

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Debt. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This slender man stands about 3'4". He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a white coat. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. To his fellows he 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: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 220 gp.

Description: Standing 6'4", this man wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His black hair is long and unkept. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

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 is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Guard. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and regain custody of his son

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Slave, Job, In love. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her red hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1100 sp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He wears his auburn hair down. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He hates orcs. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Hamil has worked very hard to control his curse. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He wants revenge against orcs.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 350 gp. Alexandrite (600 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Banded agate (6 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She wears just a green suit. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her red hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Slave, Family, Religious. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 340 gp. 1 Superior lock.