Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. With a patchy white beard and wild white hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. 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: Anselm was born with his father's beautiful face. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Zircon (50 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). White pearl (70 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He prefers to wear flannel. His brown hair is thinning but still full. His skin is flawless and his brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. After a long history of fighting, Tim and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Many orcs want him driven away.

Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He sports a long black beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Mentor, Family, Military. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1600 sp. Iolite (50 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Onyx (50 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man prefers to wear flannel, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His golden hair, when down, is lengthy. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the north. His first spouse was a Hunter, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his kukri with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His red hair is braided into rings. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. In his 20th 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. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Glassblower they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Miner, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: In love, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 900 gp.