Description: This late middle aged man dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with black slacks and is in decent physical shape. He has a long white beard with little hanging trinkets. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Kothûg's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Orcs.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. A gifted student he started as a Butcher, but he got bored and became a Animal Trainer. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: Moss agate (10 gp).

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she wears skinny pants and wears a brown and blue robe with the hood down. She has golden hair. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her small brown hat.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. The war was a terrible time for her, and Nora does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Nora was born with her father's beautiful face. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Nora grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Nora. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Attractive. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 330 gp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is dressed in a clean blue cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her red hair is long and unkept. Her eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: Jelenneth wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... Jelenneth is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Jelenneth was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 north. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

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

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 10 pp. Jasper (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his hammer with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Ur-Dag was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 2900 sp.

Description: He stands about 3'4" and wears baggy red pantaloons and a white scarf. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His hair is blonde and curly. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. The war was a terrible time for him, and Chay does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Religious. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 140 gp. Sard (30 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She wears a Stetson hat to hide her balding. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. After a long history of fighting, Oriff and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is content

Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is dressed in a clean grey cloak covering his clean studded leather. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: She is dressed in a clean red cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her chestnut hair is singed and shortened. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

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 a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: Olivia was born the youngest of three triplets. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Sculptor and was forced into it by her family; and half-elven compassion

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.