Description: This light-skinned female prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. 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 Tailor. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 160 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. He carries a battered trident and tarnished whip as well. His chestnut hair is lengthy. His eyes are black and beady.

Personality: He hates orcs. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. At a young age his father died while driving off some orcs. His mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in whip use. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and obtaining odd cultural dragonborn artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: He stands about 3'2" and wears a worn and beaten armor. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around his ears. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Through the years after Ortegar was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Ortegar's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears blue painted combat armor at almost all times. His moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This woman is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, black shirt, and grey tie. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her long blonde hair reaches down to her waist. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and she has a crush on the local blacksmith

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He dresses well, wearing green shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His half smiles and black eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Balam fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1800 sp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she has the majority of her body covered in plate. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Ilde embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. She uses divination through singing.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her divine talents. She was granted divine powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Sage

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: 5'5" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She has styled her orange fur well, parting it to the right. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered red stockings. She has moderate length silver hair. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: She hates giants. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Gifted from a young age, Xanaphia studied abroad. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 700 sp. Amethyst (50 gp).