Description: This tall, slender woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has a dull look in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She hates orcs. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born in the west to a Mercenary, Nikki learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by orcs. Nikki was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive, Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1200 sp. Eye agate (7 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Rose (30 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears an entirely green suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His blue hair is long and unkept. He has silver eyes.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Cairn hails from a village terrorized by goblins. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a old dungeon. He would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Cairn took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up whip and armor he uses now. Being a Cook kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He wears his rusty crest down. His red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. Nithther 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 got into the Slave Trader business at a young age. His father worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled father and took his father's old job. He has achieved small success as a Slave Trader.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes drow are coming to abduct people. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Gifted from a young age, Anbera studied abroad. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by drow. Anbera was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and she has a crush on the local bellfounder

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 370 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he typically wears grey cloth garments or leather armor. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. This green eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Half-Orc culture. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Thorin was born the youngest of three triplets. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Marshal. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with red colored cloaks and clothing, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 2'11" when asserting herself. Her silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She has a tattooed face.

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. To her fellows she 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: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She became a Gardener soon after.

Motivation: She is greedy; and many orcs want her driven away

Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant, Job, Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1300 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Standing 4'2", this man likes to wear grey tank tops with white pants. His black hair is long and unkept. He has green eyes.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is a great chef.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 80 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (70 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears dark leathers with embroidery. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

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. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Depressed, Forgetful. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her hair is short and auburn. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, In love. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 130 gp.