Description: This man is very fat, and is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has moderate length brown hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Thorin was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Ostracized due to the psionic 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 got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Eye agate (8 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman dresses in pastel turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with white slacks. Her fur is white and curly. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He keeps his chestnut hair in a pixie cut. His fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. 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. After a long history of fighting, Abad and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Sardonyx (40 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty pastel coat over it, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her cinnamon fur has been sun bleached extensively. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her red hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and to be a body guard again

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'0". She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a blue coat. She has no hair. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Oppah will drive conversation. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Miner profession.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. A gifted student she started as a Miner, but she got bored and became a Barrister. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Barrister responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 22000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears tan robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a whip, but if one is not available he will default to his pickaxe. His auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Through the years after Roondar was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Roondar's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: This malnourished man wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Sporting a black mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his amber eyes.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Gifted from a young age, Mormog studied abroad. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Rock crystal (50 gp). Jet (50 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Born in the north to a Shipwright, Anselm learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Human conditions. He has worked as a Shipwright like his father before him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and balancing his hectic life and new shipwright responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Pacifist, Athletic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1700 sp.