Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her hair is golden and curly. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: Grigi is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. A true patriot, Grigi would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

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. 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. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Grigi fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His red hair is braided into rings. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and 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

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Junk Dealer

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

Possessions: 2000 cp. 2 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: She is dressed in a clean violet cloak covering her clean studded leather. She has wavy black hair. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Emma was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Emma decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: He wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. He is physically well-built. He has no fur. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Tricking and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 6'1". She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs, and her gloved hand is found clutching a halberd. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. Hadwisa enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. In her 15th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. After a long history of fighting, Hadwisa and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 280 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'3" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She sports auburn long hair. Her ears are large.

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 has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born in a small desert village. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she is greedy

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her tied-back hair is black. Her gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Oda is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the east were limited. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and many gnolls want her driven away

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This malnourished man prefers to wear black clothing when he does not wear armor. His red hair is knotted and matted. His fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He is a great chef.

History: He got into the Marshal business at a young age. His childhood dream was to be a Jeweler, but he was a colossal failure. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Jeweler they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Marshal, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and expand his business

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: He tends to wear a large pastel jacket. He has done his best to style his black fur to look like a famous performer. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his yellow eyes.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 140 gp.