Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her black hair is long and unkept. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born in a small mountains village. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a red vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his red boots flare out at the collars. He keeps his silver hair in a pixie cut. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes orcs are coming to abduct people. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He comes from a rich western family. Vlorn was born on a far western island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Miner. After months of barely getting by, Vlorn managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: Many orcs want him driven away; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record, Rich, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has no hair. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. Fabien enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born to a Actor, his mother struggled to pay the bills. In his 14th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Fabien alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it.

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Nature, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 500 sp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (170 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).

Description: He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His childhood dream was to be a Detective, but he was a colossal failure. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Lazy, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 350 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His chestnut hair is still thick. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Gifted from a young age, Ahrim studied abroad. In his 13th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She prefers to wear red pants and tee shirts. Her auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Barkeep born in the past three hundred years. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She struck the Barkeep job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: To be a Miller again.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light pastel in addition to tight pants. She is physically well-built. She has done her best to style her white fur to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are likewise yellow. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Sun speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Sun 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 inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Painter

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

Possessions: 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is dressed in a clean green cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her black crest is thinning but still full. Her eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. A true patriot, Surina would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 40 gp. Pink pearl (150 gp).

Description: She stands about 4'9" and wears a green collared shirt and brown skirt. She accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. Her gold eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker green hat.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 130 pp. Obsidian (14 gp).