Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. She carries a battered greataxe and tarnished hand crossbow as well. She has shaved her head bald. This hazel eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Murook fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: French accent

Possessions: Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Zircon (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears tattered old clothes. He is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Elven culture. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born in the north to a Guard, Taklinn learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His childhood dream was to be a Merchant, but he was a colossal failure. He has achieved small success as a Guard.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 200 gp. Alexandrite (400 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a brown coat over a blue low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon her head, and is pretty ugly. Her silver hair is still thick. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Jane lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 south. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1200 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (6000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. Her moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dwarves.

History: Born to a Actor, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor, Family, Slave. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 300 pp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (70 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (180 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his grey robe. His rusty crest, when down, is lengthy. He has red eyes.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Scribe work with an outfit from a few towns over. Scribe work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Bonds: Nature, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 3000 sp. White pearl (70 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp).