Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He has achieved small success as a Shepherd.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Job, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 600 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 3'2" when asserting himself. He keeps his long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Howard fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 200 gp. Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp).

Description: This eastern man wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is long and auburn with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small blue clips. His beard is black, braided, and well cared for. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Born to a Mortician, his mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Adventurer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 20000 cp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a blue tunic with black highlights, and long red pants that bunch up around his shoes. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was born into a rich family. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has worked as a Cartwright like his mother before him.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Family, In love, Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears a white armored body suit, with a simple brown line shooting up and back down. His chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Ar-Gul was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Ploughman hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 3000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A small bag of saffron. (10 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (50 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.