Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Spice Merchant. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her mother. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Half-Orc activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Half-Orc doctor. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and a strong sense of loyalty to half-orc people

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 360 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around her ears. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: This woman loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. She works hard and plays hard.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the south. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Assassin

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

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His gold crest has been sun bleached extensively. His red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Norkruuth was born with his mother's beautiful face. A freak accident while working with his Stableman mother left him crippled. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Religious, Attractive. Occupation: Interpreter

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

Possessions: 2800 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (70 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'6" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. He keeps his white hair in a flapper bob. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines red.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a black Stetson hat and black clothes. She has moderate length blue hair. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. The war was a terrible time for her, and Ea does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Ea abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. In the meantime she has taken over work as a Bowyer and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Impulsive, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, Job, Rich. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'2" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She usually wears her black robe and has her greatsword always slung over her shoulder. Her scarlet crest is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are red.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

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. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 50 gp. Jet (90 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

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. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. He has brown eyes and a yellow hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: Roland hails from a village terrorized by orcs. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. 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: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'4" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has bronze crest. Her red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and wants a kiss

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Adventurer, Nature, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She has dyed her greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her first spouse was a Sellsword, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family, Guardian. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 360 gp.