Description: He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His black hair is cut short. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Being a Animal Trainer 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: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 40 pp. Hematite (4 gp). Star ruby (900 gp). Fire opal (900 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Peridot (80 gp).

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His silver hair is still thick. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the east. While he appears to be a normal Dwarf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Pacifist, Justice. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 230 pp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (180 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He wears his white hair up. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He hates orcs. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Spice Merchant but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In his 17th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. 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: Many orcs want him driven away; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 500 gp. Iolite (80 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Zircon (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His hair is long and black with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is auburn, braided, and well cared for. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Farmer who has hired him part-time. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Pikar hails from a village terrorized by orcs. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Pikar has worked very hard to control his curse. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Spice Merchant. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Enemies. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 4'8" and wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He keeps his golden hair in a pixie cut. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside his partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand his business

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Slave. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 100 gp.