Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She usually wears her black robe and has her quarterstaff always slung over her shoulder. Her purple hair is braided into rings. She has a dull look in her silver eyes.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. Some 6 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Hecat never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to be a dyer again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Secretive, Hedonist. Bonds: In love, Military. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Orc, and stands approximately 5'11". He wears tattered old clothes, and his gloved hand is found clutching a bastard sword. He has styled his auburn hair well, parting it to the right. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He has all his life been fascinated with dancing.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken from his home at a very young age. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Lûga 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: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'3" when asserting himself. His dark red hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are white and beady.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: Thamuz hails from a village terrorized by giants. 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 Tanner. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Tanner for hire.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and a deep hatred of giants

Ideals: Professionalism, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1 Good lock. 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Priest. She carries a battered shortspear and tarnished hammer as well. Her hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

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 is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Priest work with an outfit from a few towns over. Priest work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Priest.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she wants to get laid

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Priest

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a black cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings, and is pretty ugly. He wears his blonde hair up. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the north were limited. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He is greedy; and to settle down with his crush

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 350 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a pastel shirt, with a blue mid length skirt with blue tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length brown fur. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. 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: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Jade was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 350 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears dull violet sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed crossbow, just in case. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes orcs are coming to abduct people. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Geva was born with her mother's beautiful face. She married young, but lost her spouse to orcs. Being a Spice Merchant kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Attractive, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 4'2" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a brown coat. His hair is golden and curly. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he is greedy

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Nature. Occupation: Server

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. Her hair is cut close to her head. She wears an eyepatch.

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: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Through the years after Ermina was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Ermina's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Poor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 340 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp).