Description: This woman stands a little under 4'3" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her nunchaku with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She keeps her blonde hair in a pixie cut. Her brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

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 a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

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

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a red suit, black shirt, and blue tie. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length auburn hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Nora isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Born in the north to a Animal Trainer, Nora learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Animal Trainer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Animal Trainer 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 daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and doesn't want to be a animal trainer and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly warhammers and whips. She keeps her cinnamon fur in a pixie cut. She has gleaming, smiling yellow eyes.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Gifted from a young age, Trail studied abroad. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 14000 cp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp).

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly tridents and warhammers. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are likewise violet.

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 also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Dustin was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Rogue, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Rogue in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze, and is pretty ugly. His black hair is heavily combed to the left. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. 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 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: He has money and likes to spend it; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, In love, Mentor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 300 gp. Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Banded agate (9 gp).

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs, and carries kukris. His white hair, when down, is lengthy. His white eyes peer out from beneath his small green hat.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Iados was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 south. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a fancy black dress. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her silver eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Fisher. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Ea is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when goblins swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 15 years.

Motivation: She wants revenge against goblins.

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: He has a missing right arm. He has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his grey robe. He has wavy red hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Servant. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: The child of a Laborer, who enjoyed hunting, Ar-Beka was taken on many hunting expeditions. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He has worked as a Servant like his father before him.

Motivation: To be a Laborer again; and further expansion of business

Bonds: Job, Rich, Nature, Slave. Occupation: Servant

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Pink pearl (80 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Star ruby (900 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). Jet (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Blue diamond (7000 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 5'0" and muscular, this southern woman is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her brown hair is braided into rings. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: This woman loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 900 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.