Description: A middle-aged woman, she typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull blue iron scale mail, and is pretty ugly. Her rusty crest, when down, is lengthy. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Perra was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Bather. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Perra fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and expand her business

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a axe on her belt. She keeps her black hair in a flapper bob. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She is a Jackalwere in disguise. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She became a Bellfounder soon after.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Navigator. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Navigator for the past few years.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Disciplined. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Debt. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 400 sp. Amber (130 gp).

Description: She is dressed in a clean grey cloak covering her clean studded leather. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her blonde hair is singed and shortened. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was born in the south. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Guard hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 60 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears silk and lounges about seductively, and a wedding ring on her left hand. She has dyed her greying rusty crest a little too much giving a sharp rusty color. She has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: She hates orcs. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Dentratha hails from a village terrorized by orcs. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs.

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This eastern man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a white coat. His clothes are grease stained in places. He wears his blonde hair down. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the east were limited. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Torz was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he is content

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is wearing a tight blue one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. Traki is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Military, Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 3000 cp. White pearl (150 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 3'0". He is wearing a long, red, dusty cloak. His brown hair and beard is wavy and long. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Purban was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and revenge

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 200 sp. Amber (140 gp).

Description: She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She carries a battered spear and tarnished lance as well. She keeps her white hair in a flapper bob. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

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

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Family, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 4000 cp.