Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her black hair is cut short. Her eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when goblins swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. After a long history of fighting, Avice and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: A deep hatred of goblins.

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, she wears a green top hat and green clothes. Her white hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She takes great joy in being the best Shepherd in town.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Shepherd hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: To be a Spice Merchant again; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, Nature. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: 5'8" and muscular, this southern woman typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor. Her red hair is matted, messy, and big. Her hazel eyes peer out from beneath her Stetson white hat.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the south were limited. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her shortbow with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She has wavy chestnut hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Naivara lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Mason they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Farmer, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 60 gp. Blue quartz (12 gp).

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She carries with her a set of bastard swords, each one with a amber on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Nella embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Orcs. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Farmer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Farmer work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: She is content; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Religious, Rich, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 200 sp. 2 Thunderstones.

Description: This southern man wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His clothes are grease stained in places. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her beige fur has been sun bleached extensively. Her hazel eyes peer out from beneath her Stetson brown hat.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Cloak is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Born in the north to a Painter, Cloak learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She worked as a nervous Painter and found it very stressful. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Pacifist, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 60 pp.

Description: An older woman who dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head, she is not a threatening figure. Her red hair is well kept. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Stableman. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Poor, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears just a blue suit. His hair is golden and very short. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born into a rich family. He worked as a nervous Sculptor and found it very stressful. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he is greedy

Flaws: Insane, Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Breastplate.