Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Dwarves. His skin is dark but he possesses many yellow ritualistic tattoos. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has red hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Adrik hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Adrik was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 2000 gp. Smoky quartz (40 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Black star sapphire (1200 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp).

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He carries with him a set of rapiers on his belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Bulzo's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. When Bulzo reached his early adolescence his Halfling father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. Her hair is white and curly. Her eyes are black and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Armara hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Smoky quartz (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Blue sapphire (500 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.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a brown shirt with thin red vertical stripes and tan pants. His white fur is knotted and matted. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Tricking was born on a far northern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Soapmaker. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Tiefling compassion; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 15000 sp. Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (30 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp).