Description: This late middle aged woman dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a black coat with yellow slacks and is in decent physical shape. Her red crest, when down, is lengthy. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She comes from a rich western family. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has dedicated herself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears baggy violet pantaloons and a brown scarf. Her blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. The war was a terrible time for her, and Katherine does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Katherine was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. 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. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Passionate, Persistence. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy green crest. She is renowned for her bright black dresses and hats. She has a hunchback. Her crest is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has gold eyes and a black hat with a white feather.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Justice, Artistic, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 5000 cp. Malachite (16 gp).

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft red waves gently in the breeze. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His hair is black and curly. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

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. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. 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: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 100 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). 1 Masterwork Musical instrument. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: He wears baggy grey pantaloons and a green scarf. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

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. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has a long white beard with little hanging trinkets. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Clerebold liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 400 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Hourglass.

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy white hair. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Many orcs want him driven away.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She is renowned for her bright tan dresses and hats. Her tied-back hair is white. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Panana's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She is a Hag in disguise. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Orc companion (her 'brother'). She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Smoky quartz (20 gp). 3 Tanglefoot bags. 2 Smokesticks.

Description: He wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a lance, but if one is not available he will default to his falchion. He is portly but not overly obese. His cinnamon fur is knotted and matted. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He got into the Bounty Hunter business at a young age. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Bounty Hunter. He's also a talented Junk Dealer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 40 gp.