Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a red collared shirt and blue pants. He accessorizes with a tan scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He has shaved his head bald. This blue eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He takes great joy in being the best Mortician in town.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the north. His childhood dream was to be a Slave Trader, but he was a colossal failure. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is his passion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 8000 cp.

Description: Standing 2'8", this woman wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. With wild blonde hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Mason business.

History: She comes from a rich western family. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a grey vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her tan leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her grey boots flare out at the collars. She has done her best to style her auburn hair to look like a famous performer. Her brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. While she appears to be a normal Dwarf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To end her boredom.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane, Insane. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her tied-back hair is white. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Herleva was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature halberd.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich, Military, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 310 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp).

Description: He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat, and he perpetually has his monstrous two handed axe ready. He has moderate length white hair. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his black eyes.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was born in the north. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She wears a simple white robe with black stripes complete with hood. With wild silver hair. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. In her 13th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Thea alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to gnolls.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a blue armored body suit, with a simple red line shooting up and back down. Her long auburn hair reaches down to her waist. Her skin is flawless and her gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Born to a Unemployed, her mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Mason hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nissa fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: Bloodstone (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. 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: Azaki was born the youngest of three triplets. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Azaki alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and many drow want him driven away

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: In love, Family, Enemies, Debt. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 330 gp.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 4'8" and dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Half-Orc activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Half-Orc doctor. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Half-Orc compassion.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 200 sp. Red garnet (120 gp).