Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. She has styled her brown hair well, parting it to the left. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Hlin embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the east. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 200 pp. Eye agate (10 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Zircon (50 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears long strands of amethyst and short violet dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths, and is pretty ugly. Her white hair is long and unkept. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her small violet hat.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Baelitae was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Joker, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 2000 gp. Black opal (1500 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Jade (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Peridot (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and white handkerchief worn on his left side. He carries with him a set of scythes on his belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. His silver hair is still thick. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Halimath grew up listening to his father's many stories. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: Smoky quartz (30 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She has golden hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dwarves.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 360 gp.

Description: He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He wears his silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Has a crush, Nature. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with grey colored cloaks and clothing. With bright black hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes giants are coming to abduct people. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Thodris hails from a village terrorized by giants. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Servant work with an outfit from a few towns over. Servant work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 280 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears an entirely yellow suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He has a long blonde beard with little hanging trinkets. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and he desires to right it; and revenge

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Guardian, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 130 gp. Blue quartz (9 gp).

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a violet and brown handkerchief worn on her left side. She carries a battered quarterstaff and tarnished shield as well. Her auburn hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are violet.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To protect her home; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Poor, Immigrant, Guardian. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 700 gp. Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Jet (90 gp). Coral (90 gp). Star ruby (600 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Red garnet (90 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His silver crest is thinning but still full. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Gargax's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 900 gp. Obsidian (13 gp).