Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her hair is short and brown. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was born into a rich family. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she is greedy

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 40 pp. 2 Smokesticks.

Description: This tall, slender man dresses like a well dressed Miner does. His head has been shaved. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. The war was a terrible time for him, and Frouse does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Gifted from a young age, Frouse studied abroad. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Miner work with an outfit from a few towns over. Miner work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and expand his business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: She wears baggy blue pantaloons and a green scarf. Her hair is brown and curly. Her ears are large.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Althaea isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Elven unity. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Althaea lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son.

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She typically wears grey cloth garments or leather armor. She carries with her a set of sais on her belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. Her hair is silver and curly. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Shy, Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 8000 cp. Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Amber (60 gp).

Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her blonde hair is thinning but still full. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. 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: An old rival family wants her found; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 30 gp. Solid gold idol (300 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She likes to wear brown tank tops with grey skirt. Her brown fur is long and unkept. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: Standing 6'2", this woman likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her golden hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. When Engong reached her early adolescence her Half-Orc mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. Being a Spice Merchant 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: Revenge; and she seems to be bored by most things

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Military, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 350 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has shaved his head bald. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Religious, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Butcher

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

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She is baby faced.

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 dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Yebe was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. 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 Animal Trainer. She has worked as a Animal Trainer like her father before her.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 130 gp. Zircon (20 gp).