Description: She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She carries with her a set of scimitars, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her rusty crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. Her gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Akra lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 90 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman wears a white tunic with grey highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her hair is short and red. Her skin is flawless and her amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gorga fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She wears skinny pants and wears a tan and blue robe with the hood down. Her red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Courier business.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. 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: Many gnolls want her driven away; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Military, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'4" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a red top hat and red clothes. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Born to a Sailor, his mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Bellfounder hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Poor, Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is typically in his Engraver uniform. He has chestnut hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Slave, In love. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His crest is brass and very short. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. 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 spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 130 gp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (40 gp). 1 Silver holy symbol.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. Her hair is cut close to her head. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She takes great joy in being the best Farmer in town.

History: She was born in the south. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Farmer.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her long silver hair reaches down to her waist. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Born to a Sage, her father struggled to pay the bills. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end.

Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Has a crush, Poor, Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. He typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. He has a hunchback. He has a chestnut handlebar mustache and slicked back chestnut hair. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered north to less war torn lands. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and regain custody of his daughter

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist, PTSD. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 700 sp.