Description: This slender woman stands about 6'6". She wears a green armored body suit, with a simple violet line shooting up and back down. Her brass crest is lengthy. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Hethress's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 160 gp. Deep green spinel (140 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear grey clothing when he does not wear armor. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He sports a long auburn beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. He 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. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Guardian, Nature, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is well dressed, constantly wearing a white suit, red shirt, and white tie. He has moderate length red hair. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Orcs.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In his 14th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Ghâm alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and money/treasure

Flaws: Addict, Disease, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: He is a husky man, who dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His blue hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the south were limited. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Ielenia enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Server

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His white fur is still thick. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Navigator. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Sailor profession.

History: Born in the north to a Navigator, Dagger learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. His childhood dream was to be a Sailor, but he was a colossal failure. He has achieved small success as a Navigator.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and revenge

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: She wears dull white sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed glaive, just in case. She wears her chestnut hair down. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

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. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Debt. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She likes to wear brown tank tops with white skirt. She keeps her orange fur in a pixie cut. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She disdains her fellow southerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 240 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (20 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His long red hair reaches down to his waist. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Optimist, Justice, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 370 gp.