Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. She has a very tight haircut. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. Helja enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the west were limited. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Sculptor.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and to be a crown-heir again

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 10000 gp. Amethyst (160 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp). Sard (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Jade (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She tends to wear a large grey jacket. Her white hair is still thick. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was born in the north. Her first spouse was a Fisher, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Fisher they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Detective, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: To unite with her sister.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac, Depressed. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 7000 gp. Zircon (60 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Clear bright green emerald (7000 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Malachite (12 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.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears a tan costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Nutae was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 east. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 400 pp. Solid gold idol (700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He very much looks the part of a Shoemaker, and carries quarterstaffs. His black hair, when down, is lengthy. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Born in the north to a Shoemaker, Adelard learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. A gifted student he started as a Servant, but he got bored and became a Shoemaker. Some 6 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Adelard never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Expand his business; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Optimist. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 3000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. With bright brown hair. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker white hat.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is a great chef.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Jo grew up listening to her father's many stories. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 400 pp. Moss agate (14 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Rose (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A 5'8" northern woman, she wears a white coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon her head. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length white hair. Her skin is flawless and her blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was granted arcane powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to pay off her debts

Ideals: Joker, Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 8000 gp. Blue quartz (7 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Star ruby (1200 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Amber (130 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Peridot (70 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.

Description: He has a missing left leg. He is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. Trey 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 became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 3000 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (50 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (50 gp).