Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Dwarves. Her skin is dark but she possesses many green ritualistic tattoos. She wears long strands of amethyst and short grey dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her long white hair reaches down to her waist. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Jarana isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Dwarven unity. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the west. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She has blonde hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

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. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Jarsali hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. Jarsali abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature club.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is her passion

Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a white coat and is in decent physical shape. He has a auburn handlebar mustache and slicked back auburn hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 11000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (40 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, marred by teas. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Oloric is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. 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: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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 has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Mentor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: Coral (160 gp). 1 Silk rope.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'11" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She has shaved her head bald. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. After a long history of fighting, Volen and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: Standing 6'4", this man is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, white shirt, and tan tie. His crest is cut close to his head. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her fur is cinnamon and very short. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 60 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. He carries with him a set of morningstars, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His fur is cut close to his head. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing writing.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Emerald was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He moved out south to avoid the crime he committed. Being a Apothecary kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 220 gp. Golden pearl (110 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Onyx (50 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has brown hair. His eyes are red and beady.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Cairn will drive conversation. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: The child of a Bowyer, who enjoyed hunting, Cairn was taken on many hunting expeditions. Cairn liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 90 gp.