Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and yellow, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, and carries lances. He sports a flattop crest cut. His skin is flawless and his red eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 800 sp. Deep green spinel (100 gp).

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Humans. Her skin is dark but she possesses many violet ritualistic tattoos. She has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her violet robe. Her red hair is thinning but still full. She has a dull look in her hazel eyes.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Born to a Beggar, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Cook work with an outfit from a few towns over. Cook work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Cynical, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with grey slacks. Her black hair is thinning but still full. Her violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In her 15th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by gnolls. Merla was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: Revenge.

Flaws: Disease, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: She wears a black shirt, with a brown mid length skirt with brown tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'2" when asserting herself. Her white crest is matted, messy, and big. Her red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Jheri is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born in the south. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is her passion; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Superior lock.

Description: She wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a falchion, but if one is not available she will default to her pickaxe. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her pickaxe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. Her white crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gold eyes.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Tailor arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. 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: To prove her worth to the world; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This tall, slender woman is dressed in earthy colors with a black and grey handkerchief worn on her right side. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. As a very small child her family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. Her father, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect her and cast a teleportation spell that whisked her away. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and she has a crush on the local bounty hunter

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 160 pp.

Description: She has a missing right leg. She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her long blue crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Mishann was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Military. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a tattered pair of loose grey pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her brown hair is braided into rings. Her skin is flawless and her violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Hlin lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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 north. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Sailor they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Interpreter, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate.

Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She hates drow. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Scribe hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants revenge against drow.

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 900 sp.