Description: A 5'3" western woman, she wears a pastel costume with the symbols of her god on her torso. Her red fur is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the west. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: She wears a white cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings, and she perpetually has her monstrous two handed axe ready. She keeps her long black hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has achieved small success as a Carpenter.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed, Addict. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Carpenter

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

Possessions: 200 gp. Moss agate (12 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp).

Description: A 6'2" eastern woman, she is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. Her red crest, when down, is lengthy. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she is greedy

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Selfish, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 150 gp. Red-brown spinel (100 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears baggy white pantaloons and a tan scarf. He has wavy chestnut hair. His ears are large.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Ishgha isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Orc unity. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Impeccable, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 3'9" and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her music with anyone who is interested.

History: Born to a Barkeep, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered music. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She wears her white hair up. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Born to a Actor, her mother struggled to pay the bills. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Poor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: 3'6" and muscular, this eastern man very much looks the part of a Barkeep. His golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. A true patriot, Zaffrab would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Zaffrab lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Barkeep. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Barkeep responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Military, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 170 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man wears long strands of emerald and short green dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His white crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Through the years after Torinn was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Torinn's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 390 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This woman tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her gray fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Flame grew up listening to her father's many stories. 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. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 4 Tanglefoot bags.