Description: This younger middle-aged man typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull red iron scale mail, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Gilthur embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Slave. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Eye agate (4 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Jasper (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and he perpetually has his longsword ready. He has a brown handlebar mustache and slicked back brown hair. His eyes are violet.

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. Mindartis enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. 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 brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Mindartis fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Cynical, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of drow may trigger it at times.

History: Dustin 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 18th year, his parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Dustin alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has worked as a Butcher like his mother before him.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Poor, Job, Religious. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She keeps her silver hair in a flapper bob. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Born in the south to a Cartwright, Oolah learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She tends to her Cartwright job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 2800 sp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (10 gp). 4 Alchemist’s fire. 2 Smokesticks. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and brown handkerchief worn on her left side. She is physically well-built. Her tied-back hair is white. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Servant. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 200 sp. Chrysoprase (80 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She tends to wear a black poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the west were limited. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Slave, Job. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 900 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears a tan coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon her head. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on her left hand. She has done her best to style her silver hair to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Shoemaker. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her first spouse was a Detective, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She struck the Shoemaker job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 40000 sp. Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp).