Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Dwarf, and stands approximately 4'2". He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, and his gloved hand is found clutching a scythe. His long chestnut hair reaches down to his waist. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born into a rich family. 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. Some 4 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Barendd never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: In love, Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her red hair is lengthy. This gold eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Dwarven activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Dwarven doctor. She struck the Knight job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and a strong sense of loyalty to dwarven people

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Secretive, Racist, Greedy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor, and he perpetually has his bow ready. His blonde hair is singed and shortened. 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 loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. 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 since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 140 gp. Blue sapphire (400 gp). 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: Standing 4'10", this man prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His red hair is lengthy. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Arannis speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. 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 hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: This light-skinned male wears tattered old clothes. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His hair is blonde and curly. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Mayor but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: The child of a Ploughman, who enjoyed hunting, Einkil was taken on many hunting expeditions. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Addict. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: She wears red painted combat armor at almost all times. Her golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of giants once and for all.

History: Born in the south to a Shipwright, Cora learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Shipwright work with an outfit from a few towns over. Shipwright work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: He tends to wear a large tan jacket. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly halberds and falchions. His chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Riardon 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. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. Being a Sellsword kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Bullseye lantern. 1 Magnifying glass. 1 Silk rope.

Description: She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She keeps her auburn hair in a pixie cut. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are violet.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Bendoo grew up listening to her father's many stories. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature falchion.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and obtaining odd cultural dwarven artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 260 gp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a tan coat, marred by sweets. She wears her white hair up. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Ahinar abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature ceremonial dagger.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 50 gp.