Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. Her black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. Nora is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her first spouse was a Tanner, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He tends to wear a grey poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has a white handlebar mustache and slicked back white hair. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. A friendly and beautiful Human, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Guy was born with his father's beautiful face. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She tends to wear a large tan jacket. Her moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1100 sp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has wavy black fur. He is baby faced.

Personality: Serpent is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He worked as a nervous Fisher and found it very stressful. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Extrovert, Philantrophist. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears long strands of emerald and short grey dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She has slicked back silver hair. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. 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. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 170 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

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. She is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around her ears. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 1. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gifted student she started as a Barkeep, but she got bored and became a Spice Merchant. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and balancing her hectic life and new spice merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: She stands about 2'11" and wears skinny pants and wears a white and green robe with the hood down. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around her ears. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born to a Glassblower, her mother struggled to pay the bills. 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: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 200 gp. Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Black pearl (300 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She wears a robe, a symbol of strength around her neck, and a dagger on her belt. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her black hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing poetry.

History: Juliana was born with her father's beautiful face. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Slave, Attractive. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'3" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with blue colored cloaks and clothing. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with dancing. She constantly tries to fill her life with dancing. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable.

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 130 gp. Rhodochrosite (11 gp).