Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a white shirt with thin green vertical stripes and black pants. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her skin is flawless and her amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She hates orcs. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: She got into the Cartwright business at a young age. Lidda abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many orcs want her driven away; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 250 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her crest, while still mostly blue, has prominent grey streaks. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. Pyxrin 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: Born to a Spy, her mother struggled to pay the bills. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Pyxrin fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Born to a Doctor, his father struggled to pay the bills. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Guard. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Guard.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: In love, Poor, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 3000 sp. Violet garnet (500 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a red coat with white slacks. Her golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a black and yellow handkerchief worn on her right side, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'6" when asserting herself. Her rusty crest is lengthy. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. Being a Server kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

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

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Server

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 90 gp. Eye agate (5 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her skin is flawless and her amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. A friendly and beautiful Dwarf, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with her Sailor mother left her crippled. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Sensitive, Disease, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 200 gp. Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull blue iron scale mail. He has a long white beard with little hanging trinkets. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. A friendly and beautiful Half-Orc, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Many goblins want him driven away; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Disease, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of strength around her neck, and a quarterstaff on her belt. She carries a battered ceremonial dagger and tarnished quarterstaff as well. Her chestnut hair is thinning but still full. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Jacoba hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her singing career. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Flaws: Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 6000 cp.