Description: A 6'9" northern man, he wears a worn and beaten armor. His long brown fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. His copper eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Miner who has hired him part-time. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Miner. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Servant. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a crush on the local servant

Flaws: Fearful, Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Job, Religious. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 4000 gp. Alexandrite (1600 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Jade (140 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Coral (140 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). White pearl (140 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a yellow costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His golden hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 300 pp. Blue diamond (4000 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp). White opal (900 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Rose (50 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Coral (140 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman stands a little under 3'1" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a blue coat. Her moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She is a great chef.

History: Born in the east to a Brewer, Carlin learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Debt. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 600 pp. Black pearl (800 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Black pearl (800 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'4" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a black cloak and cross-gartered pastel stockings. His black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Butcher. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Born to a Map Maker, his father struggled to pay the bills. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Butcher for the past few years.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Blue diamond (2000 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. Her long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with her Blacksmith father left her crippled. Some 7 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Bendoo never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Emotional, Disease. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 6000 gp. Malachite (9 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Zircon (60 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He has shaved his head bald. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dwarves.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Baern grew up listening to his father's many stories. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 200 pp. Alexandrite (1300 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Coral (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Sard (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Onyx (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his greatsword with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His long white hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. 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: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Family, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Smoky quartz (20 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Sard (20 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Coral (70 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Black opal (1500 gp). Rose (20 gp).