Description: This late middle aged man prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs and is in decent physical shape. His moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Rurik was born the youngest of three triplets. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: Standing 6'4", this woman wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. Her red hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. Her eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the north were limited. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Murgen was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 400 sp. 3 Holy water.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is well dressed, constantly wearing a tan suit, grey shirt, and tan tie, and is pretty ugly. Her black hair is singed and shortened. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes drow are coming to abduct people. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Religious. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Deep green spinel (130 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). 3 Tanglefoot bags. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady violet eyes.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Orcs.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Through the years after Yevelda was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Yevelda's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His red hair is thinning but still full. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Bowyer they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Armorer, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Family. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a yellow coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon his head. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Through the years after Solomon was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Solomon's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he has a crush on the local shoemaker

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 500 sp. 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a black small hat and black clothes. She keeps her white hair in a flapper bob. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born in the south to a Miner, Shautha learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Miner. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Spy; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Impeccable, Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Miner

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. This gray eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Osco hails from a village terrorized by orcs. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and many orcs want him driven away

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 290 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His crest, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Mreksh abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and wants his loneliness to end

Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 130 gp. Aquamarine (300 gp).