Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His hair is cut close to his head. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Dwarves in Fargrim's homeland. Fargrim decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many giants want him driven away.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Peridot (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp).

Description: 5'9" and muscular, this northern man wears a yellow collared shirt and green pants. He accessorizes with a white scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Elves.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His parents enrolled him in a Rogue school at a young age so that he could practice his druidic talents. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to protect his home

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Guardian, Nature. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Banded mail. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with red colored cloaks and clothing, marred by sweets. His long black hair reaches down to his waist. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. Faran enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Faran has worked very hard to control his curse. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To clean up the streets.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Hedonist. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his broad black hat.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. 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, Ûggû is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Ûggû was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A freak accident while working with his Body Guard mother left him crippled. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 400 gp. Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She wears her brown hair down. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Kithri was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Bard, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Bard in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Her childhood dream was to be a Sage, but she was a colossal failure. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and obtaining odd cultural dwarven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Half-Plate.