Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Nalaed isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Dwarven unity. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His cinnamon fur is still thick. He has gleaming, smiling copper eyes.

Personality: Moon speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 900 sp.

Description: An older man who dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner, he is not a threatening figure. His brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Târz's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. 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 uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 7000 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (1400 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Amber (160 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he has the majority of his body covered in plate. His white hair, when down, is lengthy. His gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. 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 desires power and/or immortality.

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 30 pp. Citrine (40 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Breastplate.

Description: She sports pastel clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her brown fur, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. 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, Cloak is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her parents enrolled her in a Monk school at a young age so that she could practice her martial talents. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and obtaining odd cultural dwarven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His hair is short and golden. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Cook. He struck the Cook job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 800 gp. Lapis lazuli (4 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and is pretty ugly. His silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. 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 hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Revenge; and many dire rats want him driven away

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: Chrysoprase (20 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp).