Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. With wild black hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Gurdis was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. 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 Marshal. She has worked as a Marshal like her father before her.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. He has a long chestnut beard with little hanging trinkets. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic, Logical, Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: An older man who is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze, he is not a threatening figure. He has silver hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is a great chef.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Many orcs want him driven away; and a deep hatred of orcs

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 340 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a grey suit, black shirt, and pastel tie. He wears his golden hair up. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the west. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 300 sp. Azurite (8 gp). Coral (150 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with grey slacks. Her long auburn hair reaches down to her waist. She has green eyes and a tan hat with a blue feather.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Virra was born with her mother's beautiful face. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Body Guard. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Body Guard for hire.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: She usually wears her brown robe and has her ceremonial dagger always slung over her shoulder. Her brown hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Shy, Disease, Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 10000 sp.

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is an amazing painter.

History: Eloise was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. After coming to the age of reason, Eloise took it upon herself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, she put together a working one.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Smokesticks.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull black iron scale mail. His crest is cut close to his head. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his red eyes.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He got into the Animal Trainer business at a young age. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He's also a talented Fisher, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Debt, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 800 sp. Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Amber (70 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her long red crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her gold unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. She takes great joy in being the best Navigator in town.

History: Farideh was born with her father's beautiful face. 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 Navigator. She tends to her Navigator job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 300 gp.