Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her black hair is braided into rings. She is baby faced.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Dwarven culture. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Born to a Baker, her father struggled to pay the bills. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Criminal record, In love. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 20000 cp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She is renowned for her bright black dresses and hats. She wears her chestnut hair down. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She bought a ceremonial dagger and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To protect her home; and balancing her hectic life and new bounty hunter responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Religious, Nature, Job. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 40 pp. Azurite (12 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned male typically wears red cloth garments or leather armor. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a old dungeon. He would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Ortegar took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up flail and armor he uses now. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Aquamarine (200 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears tattered old clothes. His hair is short and black. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a grey coat. His black hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He hates Dwarves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Dalgal was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Bookbinder for the past few years.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes., and he perpetually has his sword ready. He wears his red hair up. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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 goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Richard fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 150 gp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (60 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is renowned for her bright tan dresses and hats. Her red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Mardnab hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her music career. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Layabout work with an outfit from a few towns over. Layabout work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 15 years.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 180 gp.