Description: This woman wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She has slicked back white hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Dwarven culture. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was born in a small island village. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Dwarven compassion; and to be a painter again

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a red coat with yellow slacks. His white hair and beard is wavy and long. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He hates orcs. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Seebo 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 has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 11000 gp. Hematite (6 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Star ruby (1200 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Jade (130 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She tends to wear a brown poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She has a very tight haircut. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Audhild embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1200 pp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (160 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (70 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (160 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1900 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (70 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (160 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (160 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman is wearing a tight pastel one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. She wears a colorful flower in her white fur. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. A friendly and beautiful Tabaxi, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: Shadow lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tabaxis in the west were limited. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Shadow fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 12000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'3" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light grey in addition to tight pants. His white hair is greasy and uncared for. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Dwarven culture. The war was a terrible time for him, and Manfred does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Born in the east to a Glassblower, Manfred learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He's also a talented Server, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Job, Rich. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 4000 gp. Blue quartz (13 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Jet (120 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a grey coat. He is portly but not overly obese. He sports a long black beard, and similarly colored long hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Gunter was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Guardian, Religious, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 900 pp. Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Amber (80 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright pastel and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has amber eyes.

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 is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted, Artistic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 4000 gp. Red garnet (100 gp). Emerald (800 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.