Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a brown costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She has no hair. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her broad brown hat.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Oriff embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. A gifted student she started as a Bounty Hunter, but she got bored and became a Dilettante. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and expand her business

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp).

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep pastel leather and dull blue iron scale mail. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length lavender fur. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature trident.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 1800 pp. Fire opal (1600 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Amethyst (40 gp).

Description: This woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Urshar's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. After a long history of fighting, Urshar and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 4000 gp. Bloodstone (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Jade (150 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp).

Description: This western man wears skinny pants and wears a grey and violet robe with the hood down. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Morgran was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the west were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a black and violet handkerchief worn on her left side. She carries a battered kukri and tarnished whip as well. Her red hair is still thick. Her silver unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1000 pp. Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp).

Description: This man is well dressed, constantly wearing a blue suit, tan shirt, and blue tie. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Gimble was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Mayor. Recently the stress of being a Mayor has made it difficult for him to sleep.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and expand his business

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. White opal (1000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Emerald (1000 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Jet (50 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a blue costume with the symbols of magic on his torso. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 6000 gp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (60 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.