Description: This man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on his left hand. He keeps his black hair in a pixie cut. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural dwarven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 260 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He tends to wear a large tan jacket. His long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and balancing his hectic life and new bather responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She wears grey painted combat armor at almost all times. She carries with her a set of warhammers on her belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Mardred fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Religious, Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: A 5'1" southern man, he wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a mace on his belt. He keeps his long gray fur kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are yellow.

Personality: He is a Seamstress first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Drifting lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This late middle aged man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time and is in decent physical shape. He has dyed his greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Nature. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears long strands of ruby and short pastel dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His lavender fur is thinning but still full. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and he's in love

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Immigrant. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 200 pp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his dagger with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has moderate length white hair. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his broad brown hat.

Personality: Shane wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Barbarian, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the north were limited. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1 Breastplate.