Description: She wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple tan line shooting up and back down. Her white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady brown eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Marastyr embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: This man wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Solomon was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. 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 became a Miner soon after.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Persistence, Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 2600 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears just a grey suit. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Apothecary work with an outfit from a few towns over. Apothecary work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Bonds: Family, Poor, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman stands a little under 2'10" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She typically wears red cloth garments or leather armor. Her brown hair is matted, messy, and big. She has amber 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 thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: The child of a Server, who enjoyed hunting, Bree was taken on many hunting expeditions. She 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. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature hammer.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She very much looks the part of a Miner. She is physically well-built. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Born in the east to a Miner, Serpent learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Serpent 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 now owns her own business.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He wears baggy blue pantaloons and a brown scarf. His auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Miller. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Gifted from a young age, Naeris studied abroad. His childhood dream was to be a Priest, but he was a colossal failure. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Miller for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a priest again

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 50 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She is dressed in earthy colors with a violet and yellow handkerchief worn on her left side. She has styled her golden hair well, parting it to the left. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Eva was raised in a hard working conservative environment. At some point she was captured by giants and was tortured. After several years of this she finally managed to escape. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Crown-heir for hire.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants; and half-orc compassion

Flaws: Fearful, Racist. Bonds: Job, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 200 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and expand her business

Ideals: Opinionated, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 30 gp. Golden pearl (150 gp).

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His cinnamon fur is heavily combed to the left. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. 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 used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Military. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 190 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.