Description: She is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering her clean studded leather. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She has shaved her head bald. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her top brown hat.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Nalaed enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Nalaed grew up listening to her father's many stories. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: He has a missing left leg. He prefers to wear grey clothing when he does not wear armor. He has moderate length white hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. 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: To settle down with his crush; and he's in love

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Guardian, Rich, In love, Has a crush. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She is dressed in a clean pastel cloak covering her clean studded leather. She sports a flattop fur cut. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She was taken from her home at a very young age. After a long history of fighting, Edge and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac, Forgetful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Server

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 500 gp. Sardonyx (60 gp). Emerald (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She tends to wear a large yellow jacket. Her red hair is still thick. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Althaea hails from a village terrorized by orcs. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 north. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and revenge

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 700 gp.