Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is dressed in earthy colors with a yellow and violet handkerchief worn on his left side. He sports a long white beard, and similarly colored long hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Azaki was born the youngest of three triplets. His first spouse was a Herbalist, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Religious. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 50 gp. Red garnet (70 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a blue top hat and blue clothes, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She sports red long hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is a Mercenary first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Hatae was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Job, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 150 gp. Lapis lazuli (11 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears yellow painted combat armor at almost all times. Her silver hair is long and unkept. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Hedonist, Impulsive. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: An older man who is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down, he is not a threatening figure. He wears a colorful flower in his red hair. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born in a small plains village. A gifted student he started as a Detective, but he got bored and became a Layabout. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He wears dull blue sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed shortspear, just in case. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He has a black handlebar mustache and slicked back black hair. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born into a rich family. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Some 6 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Traki never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: He's in love; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Rich, In love, Has a crush. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. His hair is golden and curly. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1200 sp. Coral (120 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Malachite (10 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He wears his auburn hair up. He is baby faced.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He wants revenge against orcs; and many orcs want him driven away

Ideals: Pacifist, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He has the majority of his body covered in plate, marred by sweets. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother.

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 600 gp. Chrysoprase (30 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Peridot (30 gp). 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her greataxe with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She wears her red hair down. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady hazel eyes.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

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

Possessions: 700 sp.