Description: She is in excellent shape and wears dull blue sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed falchion, just in case. Her silver hair is singed and shortened. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. In her 18th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 1000 pp. Gold cup set with emeralds (2000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (30 gp). A small bag of saffron. (50 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1700 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His blonde hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Aldous was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Humans in Aldous's homeland. Aldous decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1400 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (30 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older woman who wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, she is not a threatening figure. She has a long blonde ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dwarves.

History: Born to a Fortune-teller, her father struggled to pay the bills. A gifted student she started as a Fortune-teller, but she got bored and became a Merchant. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Merchant for the past few years.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and to be a fortune-teller again

Flaws: Mundane, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). White opal (1500 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He has chestnut hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 2000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (10 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (50 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (50 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (50 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (10 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.

Description: This dark-skinned female wears dark leathers with embroidery. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She wears her auburn hair down. 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 often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Valida was born on a far southern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Blacksmith. 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 uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she is greedy

Ideals: Artistic, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 2000 gp. Blue sapphire (1400 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Jet (60 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Brown diamond (3000 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp). Sard (20 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Coral (60 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp).

Description: He has a missing left arm. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Halander will drive conversation. 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, Halander is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Extrovert, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 600 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp).

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His head has been shaved. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born in the east. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1000 gp. Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Emerald (1300 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Sard (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Black star sapphire (1300 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.