Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty pastel coat over it. She is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around her ears. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Human culture. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Joan hails from a village terrorized by orcs. Being born in the west, 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 west 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. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Performer they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Painter, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Many orcs want her driven away; and regain custody of her daughter

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 600 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned female wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her longbow with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She keeps her long red hair kept up in a rat tail. Her blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

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. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: A deep hatred of drow; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 3000 sp. Hematite (12 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has moderate length golden hair. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Assassin arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic, Forgetful, Depressed. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 6000 sp. 1 Simple lock.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty red coat over it. His chestnut hair is long and unkept. His ears are large.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Everard's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A freak accident while working with his Merchant father left him crippled. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.