Description: An older woman who wears bulky black painted plate armor, she is not a threatening figure. Her head has been shaved. Her brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. After coming to the age of reason, Engong took it upon herself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was granted divine powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 10 pp. Jasper (20 gp). Amethyst (70 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He keeps his long green crest kept up in a rat tail. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Ghesh will drive conversation. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His arcane abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is his passion; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1 Buckler.

Description: This woman is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She has done her best to style her silver crest to look like a famous performer. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gold eyes.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is an amazing painter.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. After coming to the age of reason, Korinn took it upon herself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She struck the Sailor job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 300 sp. White pearl (40 gp).

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. She wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants, marred by chocolates. Her silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Merla 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 Merla. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. He wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. He has a hunchback. With a patchy chestnut beard and wild chestnut hair. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

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. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: In love, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 3000 cp. Rock crystal (70 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. He carries with him a set of shortspears on his belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. His hair is black and curly. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Gerbo will drive conversation. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Gerbo 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 Gerbo. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears a grey shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and pastel pants. He wears his silver hair up. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Travok's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. 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 several months after his mother was called into army service. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Half-Orc activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Half-Orc doctor. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Religious, Military. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He wears a colorful flower in his bronze crest. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

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. After coming to the age of reason, Rhogar took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Rhogar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears bulky violet painted plate armor. His hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Suhnae's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: Suhnae was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, he put together a working one.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate.