Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull tan iron scale mail. His crest is black and curly. His gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is a Sellsword first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and a deep hatred of orcs

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, In love, Enemies. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 800 sp. Hematite (4 gp). 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He keeps his silver hair in a flapper bob. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

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. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Chay was born the youngest of three triplets. He found a children's book about a Halfling Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Dilettante for hire.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and balancing his hectic life and new dilettante responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 70 pp. Chrysoberyl (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears green painted combat armor at almost all times. His brass crest is heavily combed to the left. This gold eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes orcs are coming to abduct people. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Norkruuth hails from a village terrorized by orcs. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Logical. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Animal Trainer

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

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She keeps her black hair in a flapper bob. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Guardian, Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 40 gp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (40 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 6'10". He wears a black vest and prefers green and grey shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His eyes are black and catlike.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A freak accident while working with his Painter mother left him crippled. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This western woman wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She sports auburn long hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gray.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Ruler hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is content

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 100 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp).

Description: He has a missing left leg. He wears a green broad hat and green clothes. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are white.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born in the west. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears dark leathers with embroidery and is in decent physical shape. Her red hair is long and unkept. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born at the edge of vast forest. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 9 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Joan never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Nature, In love. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 400 sp. Onyx (40 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. She has wavy red hair. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 270 gp.