Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His hair, while still mostly dark red, has prominent grey streaks. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Therai grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Revenge; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1300 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp).

Description: She stands about 2'9" and wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She wears her blonde hair up. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Merla was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Merla decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 7000 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp).

Description: This southern man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His clothes are grease stained in places. His white hair is matted, messy, and big. He is baby faced.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and balancing his hectic life and new architect responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is dressed in an above average manner. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. Travok is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the west were limited. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length white crest. She has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She has all her life been fascinated with poetry.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world.

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a grey coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon his head. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Traubon lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Traubon fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'5" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She wears her golden hair up. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She got into the Shepherd business at a young age. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She tends to her Shepherd job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 160 gp.