Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around her ears. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Shautha isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Orc unity. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She took after her father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her father taught her to defend herself. When her father died while fighting orcs, the young Shautha began to lead the lost caravan. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She wants revenge against orcs; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She tends to wear a blue poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her auburn hair is singed and shortened. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady brown eyes.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. At some point she was captured by brigands and was tortured. After several years of this she finally managed to escape. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep red leather and dull brown iron scale mail. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Bowyer born in the past three hundred years. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Wiggan was born with his father's beautiful face. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious, In love. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 30 gp. Red-brown spinel (130 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman wears red painted combat armor at almost all times. Her hair is silver and curly. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her broad red hat.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She very much looks the part of a Bookbinder. She has no hair. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born in the south. When Claira reached her early adolescence her Elf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Bookbinder responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 800 sp. Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His white fur is thinning but still full. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Great is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Great was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 9 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Great never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Mentor, In love. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears tattered old clothes. He has no fur. His copper eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: The child of a Brewer, who enjoyed hunting, Edge was taken on many hunting expeditions. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has worked as a Glassblower like his mother before him.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature, Mentor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears many layers of old clothing at all times and is in decent physical shape. His white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born in a small forest village. He worked as a nervous Baker and found it very stressful. He bought a bow and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Expand his business; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Nature, Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her dark red hair, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are likewise black. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born in a small plains village. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 400 gp.