Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his blue robe. His blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Nuraval lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. While he appears to be a normal Dwarf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Religious, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a grey deerstalker hat and grey clothes, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her silver hair is still thick. She has blue eyes and a grey hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Born to a Sailor, her father struggled to pay the bills. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Knight for hire.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and many giants want her driven away

Flaws: Impulsive, Addict. Bonds: In love, Poor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He dresses in pastel turtlenecks beneath a green coat with black slacks. His fur is cut close to his head. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Seven hails from a village terrorized by brigands. As a young child he wandered into the woods despite his mother's warnings against it. Afterwards he claimed he had encountered brigands who tried to eat his hand. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 21000 sp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (3000 gp).

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she usually wears her tan robe and has her glaive always slung over her shoulder. She has wavy red hair. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Quillathe was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Golden yellow topaz (200 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 north. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate, Gifted. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: This light-skinned male wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

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 takes great joy in being the best Locksmith in town.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Military. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. Her long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Engong lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Rich. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Gifted from a young age, Kallista studied abroad. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father 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. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Kallista fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears silk and lounges about seductively. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

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

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.