Description: This woman wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her black hair is knotted and matted. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Helja wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Barbarian, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1000 gp. Banded agate (8 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp).

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Dwarves. Her skin is dark but she possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. Her hair is brown and curly. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: She is a Jackalwere in disguise. While she appears to be a normal Dwarf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He has no hair. 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 considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly pickaxes and daggers. He has shaved his head bald. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Gardener they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Priest, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Flaws: Greedy, Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1400 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He has dyed his greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. A freak accident while working with his Bellfounder mother left him crippled. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). 3 Holy water.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, she wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her auburn hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Andry is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Gifted from a young age, Andry studied abroad. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Dwarven activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Dwarven doctor. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. He has chestnut hair. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Depressed, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 300 gp. Amethyst (90 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp). Rose (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.