Description: This slender woman stands about 4'10". She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep violet leather and dull green iron scale mail. Her auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with writing. She constantly tries to fill her life with writing. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

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. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. During her travels, Katherine and her party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Katherine discovered the rest of her party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Katherine fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing her own horrible transformation.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, and a wedding ring on her left hand. She has wavy white hair. She has a dull look in her amber eyes.

Personality: Galiena is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. In her 15th year, her parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Galiena alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by orcs. Galiena was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: In love, Enemies, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. He wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered green stockings, marred by chocolates. He has no hair. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

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 is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Religious. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 100 gp. Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Red spinel (40 gp).

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft red waves gently in the breeze. She has auburn hair. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She has all her life been fascinated with singing.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 800 gp. Golden pearl (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Azurite (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item.