Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears blue trousers with brown and yellow striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Qualen speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Butcher. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to be a cook again

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 60 gp. Golden pearl (150 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a green shirt, with a grey mid length shorts with grey tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He has moderate length white hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Zepar was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Bookbinder. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, she wears skinny pants and wears a black and blue robe with the hood down. Her white hair is lengthy. This amber eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of brigands once and for all.

History: Sutha lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: She is greedy; and many brigands want her driven away

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has done her best to style her chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Kilia was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. In her 20th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Crowbar.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He has silver hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. In his 13th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: A 6'8" eastern man, he prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He wears his white crest down. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This man wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His hair is cut close to his head. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 200 sp. Banded agate (8 gp).

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 loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Nissa was born the youngest of three triplets. 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: Doesn't want to be a Ploughman and was forced into it by her family; and revenge

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Superior lock.

Description: This woman wears a grey costume with the symbols of strength on her torso. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her black hair is knotted and matted. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and doesn't want to be a mortician and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Family, Nature, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1100 sp.