Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She carries with her a set of longbows, each one with a opal on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her blonde hair is braided into rings. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: She is mildly Dwarf supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Torbera grew up listening to her mother's many stories. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Dwarven conditions. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1700 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly flails and maces. Her silver hair is thinning but still full. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady brown eyes.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (50 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He typically wears grey cloth garments or leather armor. He has dyed his greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the north were limited. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Animal Trainer responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 320 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is well dressed, constantly wearing a green suit, black shirt, and pastel tie. Her dark red hair has been sun bleached extensively. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Beleth liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer, Slave, Nature. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 2600 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp). Silver ewer (30 gp).

Description: An older man who wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat, he is not a threatening figure. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. His gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 400 gp. Chrysoprase (20 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. Her purple hair, when down, is lengthy. Her gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Seddit was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Tiefling conditions. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Addict. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Violet garnet (1600 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times and is in decent physical shape. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. He has violet eyes and a tan hat with a white feather.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Cook for the past few years.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Cook responsibilities is difficult; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1300 sp. 3 Holy water. 3 Antitoxin. 1 Smokesticks.