Description: This malnourished man dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He has a long red beard with little hanging trinkets. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his brown eyes.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. His fur is cut close to his head. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

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 is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Ethereal was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His first spouse was a Slave Trader, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'11" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is dressed in an above average manner. She keeps her black hair in a pixie cut. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Tordrid lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Animal Trainer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'4" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. His chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Through the years after Tharivol was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Tharivol's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Tharivol and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he feels threatened by others

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful, Mundane. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. Her brown hair is cut short. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Tordrid isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Dwarven unity. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Tordrid was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism, Persistence. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 2000 cp. Rose (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.