Description: This western man wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is long and blonde with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is brown, braided, and well cared for. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the west were limited. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Impeccable, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1000 cp. Moss agate (15 gp). Carnelian (50 gp).

Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a greataxe on her belt. She is physically well-built. She has brown hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Elven culture. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Astaro fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and elven compassion

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Racist, Insane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: Black opal (1200 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a brown collared shirt and grey pants. He accessorizes with a tan scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on his right hand. His fur is beige and very short. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: Tricking wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Monk, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Tanner arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. One day when Tricking was young, his father was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly his father dropped to the ground dead. His father had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Tricking was heart-stricken from the event, and his mother started working long hours to provde for them. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 280 pp. Black pearl (1600 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Sard (20 gp). Banded agate (9 gp).

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. This gray eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Mord and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: She wears bulky black painted plate armor, and carries quarterstaffs. Her crest is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Mijira was born the youngest of three triplets. 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 south. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Religious. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Just what you see.