Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She has moderate length silver hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Nalaed isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Dwarven unity. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Nalaed was born on a far southern forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Blacksmith. She has achieved small success as a Blacksmith.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp).

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, she wears skinny pants and wears a green and black robe with the hood down. Her chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His white eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Disciplined, Athletic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1000 gp. Sardonyx (40 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Banded agate (12 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His auburn hair and beard is wavy and long. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. 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, Roger is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Roger has worked very hard to control his curse. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Gifted, Justice. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1100 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears a tattered pair of loose blue pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her chestnut hair is wavy and long. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. 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. Duvamil fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Professionalism, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 50 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears a blue vest and prefers white and tan shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She has slicked back golden hair. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Orla was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 700 pp. Black star sapphire (600 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Coral (140 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he very much looks the part of a Barber. He sports a long black beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He got into the Barber business at a young age. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. After a long history of fighting, Peren and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Barber and was forced into it by his family; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 240 gp. A small bag of saffron. (40 gp).