Description: She stands about 6'4" and tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She has moderate length rusty crest. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Akra wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Cook. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and revenge

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Job, Religious. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She sports red clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She has shaved her head bald. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was raised in a forest tribe. 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 got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Military, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This late middle aged man prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts and is in decent physical shape. His hair is silver and very short. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Halimath 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. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life.

Flaws: Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor, In love. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered red stockings. She is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around her ears. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Doctor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 36000 sp. Azurite (7 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). 1 Masterwork Light steel shield. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. His silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Roge 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 Roge. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Orc, and stands approximately 6'9". He is renowned for his bright white suits and hats, and his gloved hand is found clutching a mace. He wears a colorful flower in his red hair. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. A true patriot, Koth would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. A gifted student he started as a Bellfounder, but he got bored and became a Carpenter. He tends to his Carpenter job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Mentor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Sporting a white mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. A friendly and beautiful Elf, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. 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 possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 300 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (160 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (160 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (40 gp).

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He usually wears his white robe and has his morningstar always slung over his shoulder. He wears his golden hair up. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Pikar hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Expand his business; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Bonds: Enemies, Job, Attractive, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She has a long red ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Spice Merchant arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.