Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She has a long blonde ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Vorka embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Orcs. 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 daughter.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Banker arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. As a young child she wandered into the woods despite her father's warnings against it. Afterwards she claimed she had encountered illithids who tried to eat her hand. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his quarterstaff with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. This hazel eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. In his 19th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Fearful, Insane. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 400 sp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). 4 Holy water.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a brown shirt with thin black vertical stripes and green pants. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: She wears a green Stetson hat and green clothes. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly falchions and quarterstaffs. She wears a colorful flower in her silver hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. Being a Stableman 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 is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 900 sp. 1 Crowbar.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a blue coat over a tan low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon his head. His hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Elf in existence. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his divine talents. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Justice, Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she prefers to wear flannel. She has dyed her greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His red crest is smooth and relatively long. His gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Mozikth speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He was born into a rich family. The family's rival house kidnapped his sister with the intent that his sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 160 gp. Hematite (16 gp).

Description: 4'10" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is dressed in a clean grey cloak covering her clean studded leather. She has done her best to style her white hair to look like a famous performer. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Williamina was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. She was granted druidic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 800 sp. Golden pearl (90 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His gray fur is long and unkept. His copper eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Spring grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He bought a morningstar and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Actor

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 380 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.