Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She has white hair. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Ahlyssa was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Humans in Ahlyssa's homeland. Ahlyssa decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 500 gp. Black pearl (800 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a yellow coat. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He hates orcs. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. Being a Gardener 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: Many orcs want him driven away; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a green Stetson hat and green clothes. His golden hair is lengthy. This green eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Stylist work with an outfit from a few towns over. Stylist work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has styled his chestnut hair well, parting it to the left. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Stableman. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He worked as a nervous Stableman and found it very stressful. He has worked as a Stableman like his father before him.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 600 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp).