Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Half-Orcs. Her skin is dark but she possesses many tan ritualistic tattoos. She wears a black costume with the symbols of magic on her torso. She has moderate length silver hair. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. Bendoo 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. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She is baby faced.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Drifting was born the youngest of three triplets. The family's rival house kidnapped her sister with the intent that her sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. She was granted divine powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 90 gp. Carnelian (20 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is dressed in a clean white cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her black hair is lengthy. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. The war was a terrible time for her, and Anne does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. In her 13th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Anne alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Anne was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her hair is purple and curly. Her red eyes peer out from beneath her top green hat.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. 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: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Bonds: Family, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears a blue vest and prefers white and brown shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Elama was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Seamstress responsibilities is difficult; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 2000 cp. Tourmaline (140 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with blue colored cloaks and clothing. He sports a long brown beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are brown.

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

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. Her silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep silver.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Carpenter work with an outfit from a few towns over. Carpenter work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Impulsive, Addict. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 320 gp.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has moderate length silver hair. His gold eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker black hat.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He carries a battered longsword and tarnished bow as well. His fur is lavender and curly. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: Emerald is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Stableman arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 1700 sp.