Description: This slender woman stands about 5'3". She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has shaved her head bald. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She hates orcs. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. 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. Jane was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and to end her boredom

Flaws: Lazy, Mundane, Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears just a yellow suit. He is physically well-built. His brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. Kody liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. 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 has money and likes to spend it; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Insomniac, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 40000 cp. White pearl (110 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body, and is pretty ugly. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her writing with anyone who is interested.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. 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. After a long history of fighting, Emmeline and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Jade (70 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Blue sapphire (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy chestnut hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born in a small desert village. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he wants revenge against giants

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Secretive, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 400 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Silver ewer (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.