Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: Kristryd hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dwarves.

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. Kristryd liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Guard.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Guard responsibilities is difficult; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, grey shirt, and yellow tie. She keeps her silver hair in a pixie cut. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gold.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Lilith 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 went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a white collared shirt and grey skirt. She accessorizes with a tan scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She wears a colorful flower in her silver hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She was granted arcane powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Gifted, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Breastplate. 1 Breastplate.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His blonde hair is knotted and matted. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. Ûkrom enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Ûkrom was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. Ûkrom abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and obtaining odd cultural tiefling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 900 pp. Alexandrite (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Deep blue spinel (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears an entirely yellow suit with tan socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She has slicked back blonde hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She got into the Bricklayer business at a young age. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Bricklayer for the past few years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Artistic, Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. He carries a battered kukri and tarnished greataxe as well. His golden hair is smooth and relatively long. His ears are large.

Personality: Nordak wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Aristocrat, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. 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. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nordak 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 he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Insane. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 800 gp. Red garnet (90 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Damien was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Impulsive. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1600 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He carries with him a set of scythes, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has shaved his head bald. This blue eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Hobart grew up listening to his father's many stories. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1000 sp.