Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She very much looks the part of a Layabout. With wild silver hair. This amber eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Tawar is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. Her childhood dream was to be a Hunter, but she was a colossal failure. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Layabout.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Justice. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: Rock crystal (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp).

Description: This woman wears a pastel cloak and cross-gartered yellow stockings. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her brown fur is still thick. Her fierce yellow eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. The war was a terrible time for her, and Cloud does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Cloud and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: In love, Military, Poor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a black vest and prefers yellow and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His blue crest is long and unkept. His eyes are red and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Bidreked was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. In his 19th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1400 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (110 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor. His black hair, when down, is lengthy. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Calcitro grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His first spouse was a Dyer, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 80 pp. Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and is pretty ugly. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. His silver eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

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 does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Dilettante but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Iados hails from a village terrorized by brigands. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Many brigands want him driven away; and a deep hatred of brigands

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Opinionated, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He has moderate length auburn hair. His skin is flawless and his violet eyes scan people very quickly.

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. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 7000 sp. Sard (20 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Malachite (9 gp).

Description: This light-skinned female wears just a brown suit. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dwarves.

History: Born in the east to a Shipwright, Gurdis learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Passionate, Impeccable. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: Rhodochrosite (5 gp).