Description: This dark-skinned female is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her brown hair is cut short. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1000 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has dyed his greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. At some point he was captured by brigands and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Attractive, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 2000 gp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (30 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (30 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (30 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (30 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (30 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

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 wears his purple hair up. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Modean fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is content; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 6000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a lance, but if one is not available he will default to his quarterstaff. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Gerald was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Through the years after Gerald was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Gerald's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 11000 gp. Peridot (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Rose (60 gp). Carnelian (60 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her small brown hat.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. 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. She got money to start a business from the gang present in town. She is greatly indebted to them.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (90 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman tends to wear a blue poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt and is in decent physical shape. Sporting a black mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She bought a crossbow and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she is greedy

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Job. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 12000 gp. Citrine (70 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Rose (70 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Rose (70 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Sard (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Rose (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Fire opal (500 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Onyx (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears tattered old clothes, and carries pickaxes. His brown hair is long and unkept. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Varis embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Varis grew up listening to his father's many stories. Through the years after Varis was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Varis's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. 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 has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 4000 gp. Azurite (7 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Jet (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Coral (50 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Amber (50 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.