Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His yellow leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Thorin is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Thorin is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. When Thorin reached his early adolescence his Dwarf mother 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 eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Extrovert, Justice. Bonds: Military, Guardian, Criminal record. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 24000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she very much looks the part of a Shoemaker. Her brown hair is cut short. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Engraver profession.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Shoemaker. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She is portly but not overly obese. Her black hair is heavily combed to the right. This white eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her mother worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled mother and took her mother's old job. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a husky woman, who prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her brown hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her small blue hat.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 41. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1800 sp.