Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Dwarf, and stands approximately 4'2". He tends to wear a large grey jacket, and his gloved hand is found clutching a falchion. His auburn hair is singed and shortened. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Thorin speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Job, Debt. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 160 pp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. He has styled his silver hair well, parting it to the right. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Skûn was born on a far northern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Barrister. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He likes to wear grey tank tops with yellow pants. His golden hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. Gilbert enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Bounty Hunter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To clean up the streets.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Guardian, Poor. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull red iron scale mail. His hair is red and curly. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A freak accident while working with his Priest father left him crippled. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Selfish, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 4000 sp. Jade (110 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. He has a long red beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a Bowyer first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A 3'6" northern woman, she wears a blue costume with the symbols of death on her torso. Her hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: The child of a Carter, who enjoyed hunting, Callybon was taken on many hunting expeditions. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She bought a scimitar and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Insane, Impulsive, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1900 gp. Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2400 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His golden hair is cut short. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Knight but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Some 4 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Bernard never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Disciplined, Pacifist. Bonds: Religious, In love. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 800 gp. Iolite (80 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Moonstone (80 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her dark red hair is thinning but still full. Her red eyes peer out from beneath her top green hat.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Phelaia hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the west were limited. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Phelaia was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 31000 sp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: A 3'2" northern woman, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: This woman loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic, Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Blue quartz (15 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Sard (20 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.