Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears long strands of amber and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She has no hair. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is an amazing painter.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the east. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Guardian. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 3'8". He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Wrenn hails from a village terrorized by giants. In his 18th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Wrenn alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: 6'4" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a green suit, grey shirt, and red tie. His hair is dark red and curly. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Ekemon was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it.

Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 380 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A 3'1" western woman, she wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has auburn hair. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

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. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Military, In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 30 gp. Coral (130 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. She has slicked back auburn hair. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly warhammers and morningstars. His auburn hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. 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. Being a Banker kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 360 gp. Emerald (400 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). 4 Holy water.

Description: 6'9" and muscular, this southern man is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. His golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Orcs.

History: Gûndza was raised in a hard working conservative environment. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is content; and expand his business

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Racist, Mundane. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears professional attire. Her hair is black and curly. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is a great chef.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Meriele grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by gnolls. Meriele was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her hair is red and curly. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was born into a rich family. Because her mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, dire rats burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her father from journeying south to reunite her family. 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: Revenge; and many dire rats want her driven away

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 10 pp. 1 Banded mail.