Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'4" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears long strands of emerald and short white dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He has a very tight haircut. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Henk embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Orcs. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Henk was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Animal Trainer. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Animal Trainer for hire.

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

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 3'1". He is dressed in earthy colors with a red and grey handkerchief worn on his right side. His chestnut hair is thinning but still full. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. During his travels, Bulzo and his party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Bulzo discovered the rest of his party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Bulzo fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing his own horrible transformation.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light blue in addition to tight pants. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She has dyed her greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. Her amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the island to a summer home near a ruined castle. She would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the island due to the painful memories there. Mella took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up sword and armor she uses now. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 600 sp. Red-brown spinel (90 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. She has dyed her greying gold crest a little too much giving a sharp gold color. Her red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She uses divination through singing.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the west. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Optimist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 140 gp. 4 Thunderstones.

Description: This man wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has done his best to style his silver hair to look like a famous performer. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Fisher. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her long chestnut hair reaches down to her waist. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She hates giants. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. In her 13th year, her parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Malquis alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants revenge against giants; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Poor, Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1000 cp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (50 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She has brown eyes and a yellow hat with a tan feather.

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 keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Silaqui was born the youngest of three triplets. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Bather hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Bather for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His auburn hair is cut short. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

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. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 190 gp.

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 brown vest and prefers tan and green shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length blonde hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with her Bookbinder father left her crippled. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 27000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.