Description: This late middle aged man is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest and is in decent physical shape. He keeps his silver hair in a pixie cut. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Kellen was born with his mother's beautiful face. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dwarven artifacts is his passion; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 700 pp. Chrysoprase (60 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). White opal (1200 gp). Sard (60 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and is dressed in an above average manner. Her white hair is braided into rings. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Luthra was born the youngest of three triplets. A freak accident while working with her Sailor mother left her crippled. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Tanner and was forced into it by her family.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 600 pp. Carnelian (80 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His red hair is cut short. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the north were limited. After a long history of fighting, Olunt and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 12000 gp. Blue quartz (15 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Jet (70 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Jade (70 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Jacinth (6000 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her chestnut hair is still thick. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Engong lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 4000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (50 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (50 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (50 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp).

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears tattered old clothes. Her black hair is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Racist. Bonds: Religious, Slave. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 3000 gp.

Description: She is well dressed, constantly wearing a grey suit, brown shirt, and tan tie. Her tied-back hair is auburn. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Ostracized due to the martial 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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Herbalist responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 17000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (10 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (10 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (90 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 (10 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (90 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She has a hunchback. Her Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is a Carter first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was born into a rich family. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. After a long history of fighting, Antinua and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Mentor, In love. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 2000 gp. A delicate brass dragon egg (80 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (700 gp).