Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Half-Orcs. Her skin is light but she possesses many grey ritualistic tattoos. She wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a bastard sword, but if one is not available she will default to her monstrous two handed axe. She has wavy blonde hair. Her eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She tends to her Miner job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a painter again

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 7000 cp.

Description: She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She carries with her a set of rapiers, each one with a emerald on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Military. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 8000 cp. 5 Acid flasks.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His crest is rusty and curly. His gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born in the east. Arjhan was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Arjhan decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. Her blonde hair is knotted and matted. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Ilde has worked very hard to control her curse. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 110 gp. Blue quartz (14 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand her business; and balancing her hectic life and new fortune-teller responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He is an epitome of beauty. He has styled his blonde hair well, parting it to the right. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable, Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 6'9", this man wears a pastel shirt, with a black mid length shorts with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. 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. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Debt. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: He wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He carries a battered quarterstaff and tarnished club as well. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His ears are large.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Layabout hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 7000 cp.

Description: This malnourished woman wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her crest is bronze and very short. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Gesrethe grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Gesrethe. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 10 pp.