Description: 3'3" and muscular, this western man wears tan trousers with blue and red striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Shepherd profession.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Spy. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Shepherd. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 36000 sp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (150 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her ears are large.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She carries with her a set of pickaxes, each one with a jet on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She has shaved her head bald. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist, Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears baggy violet pantaloons and a black scarf. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his bow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. His auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and to settle down with his crush

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 14000 sp. Bloodstone (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Jade (100 gp).

Description: This light-skinned female is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. With bright golden hair. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Susannah lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Insane, Impulsive, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears a brown tunic with blue highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around his shoes. His silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Thorin embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. 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, Thorin and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and a strong sense of loyalty to dwarven people

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1200 gp. Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern woman wears a white deerstalker hat and white clothes. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has wavy white hair. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dwarven artifacts is her passion; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 60 gp.