Description: 5'4" and muscular, this southern woman sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Sporting a golden mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Volen was born with her mother's beautiful face. Her necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 1300 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'9" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears just a blue suit. Her silver hair is wavy and long. She is baby faced.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. The war was a terrible time for her, and Vaina does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Rich, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: 6'1" and muscular, this western man is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. He has no hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 6000 cp. Chrysoberyl (150 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she typically wears grey cloth garments or leather armor, and is pretty ugly. She has slicked back red hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was born in the north. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Orcs.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the north. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to gnomish people

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This woman wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She has styled her blonde hair well, parting it to the right. She wears a mask on her face.

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 also has developed a complete distrust of the Roofer profession.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. While she appears to be a normal Half-Orc, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Cartwright for hire.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and she wants to get laid

Flaws: Emotional, Insane. Bonds: Job, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 3'3" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears tattered old clothes. Her white hair is braided into rings. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Tabaxi companion (her 'brother'). When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 200 gp. Red spinel (160 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His red fur is greasy and uncared for. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Shivering hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing dancing.

History: Shivering was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. The war was a terrible time for him, and Wrenn does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has worked as a Servant like his mother before him.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Military, Job. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1000 cp.