Description: This woman stands a little under 4'2" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a robe, a symbol of her god around her neck, and a club on her belt. Her auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has a dull look in her hazel eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Nurkara embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dwarves.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. 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 a strong sense of loyalty to half-elven people

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is typically in his Adventurer uniform. He is physically well-built. His white hair is thinning but still full. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Adventurer. He struck the Adventurer job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and balancing his hectic life and new adventurer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. She has moderate length black hair. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Body Guard but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the island to a summer home near a ruined castle. She would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the island due to the painful memories there. Meriele took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up shortspear and armor she uses now. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Artistic, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 3100 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He keeps his beige fur in a pixie cut. His amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Through the years after Art was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Art's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Art fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 900 gp. Emerald (1100 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'2" when asserting himself. His hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. Ur-Dag was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Ur-Dag decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Being a Spy kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1 Simple lock. 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is dressed in earthy colors with a pastel and violet handkerchief worn on his right side. His fur is black and very short. This copper eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Flask liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Persistence, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Guardian. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 4000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp).

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. Her brown hair is greasy and uncared for. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the east. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. 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: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: He wears a violet armored body suit, with a simple green line shooting up and back down. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. Dreali is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and he is content

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears just a tan suit. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Kellen is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Joker, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.