Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His hair is short and black. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He hates orcs. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Cory was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his 14th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father 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 has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 29000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He tends to wear a large violet jacket. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Aldous will drive conversation. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Herbalist arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and money/treasure

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 300 gp. White pearl (160 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp).

Description: Standing 5'7", this man wears a tan armored body suit, with a simple blue line shooting up and back down. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. 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. 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: He is greedy.

Ideals: Disciplined, Opinionated. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 30000 cp. Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 5'0" and is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and black handkerchief worn on his right side. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His black hair, when down, is lengthy. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He hates Humans with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He bought a warhammer and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Revenge; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Racist, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Blue quartz (5 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Banded mail. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears suspenders and grey workpants. His shirt is brown, and he wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has dyed his greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 west. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Blacksmith and was forced into it by his family.

Flaws: Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Slave, Military, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 37000 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.