Description: An older woman who wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Nalaed was born with her father's beautiful face. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered west to less war torn lands. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Flaws: PTSD, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: Black pearl (400 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp).

Description: She has a missing left leg. She sports white clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her hair is short and black. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Andry was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered west to less war torn lands. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and she wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His fur, while still mostly orange, has prominent grey streaks. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born in the south to a Stableman, Spring learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Stableman. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 330 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is wearing a long, pastel, dusty cloak. He carries with him a set of spears, each one with a amber on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His brown fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. He is baby faced.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Banker. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'2". She wears tattered old clothes. Her black crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines red.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her painting with anyone who is interested.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. A freak accident while working with her Carter mother left her crippled. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man is dressed in earthy colors with a black and tan handkerchief worn on his left side, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Dench isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Orc unity. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Dench was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Shepherd. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and expand his business

Ideals: Impeccable, Optimist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: In love, Job, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 270 gp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. 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. Quarion fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Professionalism, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a white costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to be a stableman again

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She wears her blonde hair down. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Reeza embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Orcs. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. In her 17th year, her parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Reeza alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and many brigands want her driven away

Flaws: Antagonistic, Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 160 gp.