Description: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her flail with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She carries a battered club and tarnished flail as well. She keeps her black hair in a pixie cut. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: Mary lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Masseuse they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Spice Merchant, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Artistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 40000 cp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time and is in decent physical shape. She has styled her chestnut hair well, parting it to the left. She has violet eyes and a black hat with a pastel feather.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Depressed, Addict. Bonds: Military, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a tan coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon his head. His golden hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Gerard embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Gerard was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, dire rats burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying south to reunite his family. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 500 gp. Amethyst (160 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Onyx (60 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Gomory was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.