Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a axe, but if one is not available he will default to his sai. His chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Dwarf in existence. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

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. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man usually wears his yellow robe and has his axe always slung over his shoulder, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He wears his blonde hair down. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. After a long history of fighting, Mindartis and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 26000 cp.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 4'5" and is wearing a long, grey cloak. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is mildly Dwarf supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His first spouse was a Butcher, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Military, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp).

Description: This man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on his left hand. His gray fur is braided into rings. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He very much looks the part of a Spy. With bright white hair and a scraggly beard. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the west were limited. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful, Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1000 sp. Jet (90 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Sard (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.