Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Elves. His skin is light but he possesses many green ritualistic tattoos. He wears blue trousers with green and brown striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He wears his white hair down. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Merchant born in the past three hundred years. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born in the east to a Merchant, Varis learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Varis 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's also a talented Masseuse, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her brown hair is lengthy. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She tends to wear a brown poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her silver hair is matted, messy, and big. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Engraver. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His black crest is heavily combed to the left. His face is scarred and worn.

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 has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears grey trousers with green and blue striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She has moderate length red hair. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dwarves.

History: The child of a Cook, who enjoyed hunting, Urshar was taken on many hunting expeditions. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to unite with her brother

Flaws: Sensitive, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a simple grey robe with pastel stripes complete with hood. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: Kilvar speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. While he appears to be a normal Dwarf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Kilvar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 190 gp. Star rose quartz (80 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. She has moderate length silver hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Bookbinder. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Logical, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He wears his white fur up. His copper eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Cloud hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his music career. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born to a Bookbinder, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Barber work with an outfit from a few towns over. Barber work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Barber for the past few years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 500 sp. Pink pearl (140 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. Her red crest is heavily combed to the left. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: To protect her home; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 500 sp. Star rose quartz (60 gp).