Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. His white hair is cut short. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Nordak 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. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. 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. Nordak fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She keeps her brass crest in a pixie cut. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Miller but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Dragonborn conditions. She bought a crossbow and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Dwarven people; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Pacifist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 2000 cp. Freshwater pearl (8 gp). 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears an entirely grey suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She has done her best to style her red hair to look like a famous performer. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Mason but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

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 has achieved small success as a Mason.

Motivation: Revenge; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1100 sp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat, marred by teas. Her hair is black and curly. She has gray eyes.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the south. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the south were limited. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 10 pp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. Her black crest is smooth and relatively long. Her red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Surina has worked very hard to control her curse. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Courier and was forced into it by her family.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Secretive. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 10 pp. Red-brown spinel (160 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 6'1". He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His crest is short and gold. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. 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. After a long history of fighting, Vrondiss and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: This light-skinned male wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. With bright blonde hair and a scraggly beard. He is baby faced.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. The war was a terrible time for him, and Duergath does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Flaws: Terse, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Slave. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears suspenders and blue workpants. His shirt is yellow, and he wears a heavy blue leather apron most of the time. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has green eyes.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Elves.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Tabaxi, and stands approximately 5'9". He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty pastel coat over it, and his gloved hand is found clutching a quarterstaff. He keeps his long gray fur kept up in a rat tail. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Tabaxi in existence. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 150 gp. Onyx (80 gp). 1 Banded mail.