Description: He is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering his clean studded leather. He is physically well-built. His brown hair is lengthy. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Orsik embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. After a long history of fighting, Orsik and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Military, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She wears professional attire. She has dyed her greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her green eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Vorka isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Orc unity. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Gardener arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She has a hunchback. With bright brown hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. After a long history of fighting, Beatrice and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Occupation: Baker

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She has moderate length chestnut hair. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

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. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was born into a rich family. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man wears an entirely tan suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on his left hand. His red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and money/treasure

Flaws: Addict, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His crest is short and scarlet. He has a dull look in his red eyes.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 400 gp. Amber (110 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Jasper (60 gp).

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 brown hair is knotted and matted. She has gray eyes.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Drusilia was born with her mother's beautiful face. 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. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She wears her black hair up. Her eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She uses divination through singing.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Abalaba grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Spice Merchant for hire.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Spice Merchant responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 4'8" and wears skinny pants and wears a blue and tan robe with the hood down. His head has been shaved. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 300 sp. Chrysoprase (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.