Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her red hair is lengthy. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Emen embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Orcs. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her painting with anyone who is interested.

History: She was born in the north. Her first spouse was a Butcher, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and doesn't want to be a cartwright and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 60 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp).

Description: This northern man wears red painted combat armor at almost all times. His clothes are grease stained in places. He is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around his ears. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and many goblins want him driven away

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her white hair is thinning but still full. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Born in the north to a Cook, Oriel learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She became a Cook soon after.

Motivation: Expand her business; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a brown collared shirt and blue skirt. She accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Halfling companion (her 'brother'). When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and to reunite with her absent mother

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1800 sp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a yellow costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. Her blonde hair is braided into rings. Her skin is flawless and her blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. Matilda liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and regain custody of her daughter

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. His auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Gardener arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She has styled her silver hair well, parting it to the left. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Mason. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has worked as a Mason like her father before her.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Mason responsibilities is difficult; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 240 gp. Violet garnet (500 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright violet and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He sports a long black beard, and similarly colored long hair. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

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 is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His long blonde hair reaches down to his waist. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He found a children's book about a Elf Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and many orcs want him driven away

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 100 gp.