Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears just a grey suit. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes orcs are coming to abduct people. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was born in the north. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by orcs. Nalaed was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1900 sp. Deep green spinel (100 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Amber (100 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her hair is auburn and very short. Her violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Engong speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Engong was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. 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 longbow.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She has all her life been fascinated with poetry.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To pay off her debts.

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Debt. Occupation: Carter

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

Possessions: 1000 cp. White pearl (140 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he tends to wear a blue poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has no hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when goblins swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Criminal record, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his morningstar with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has moderate length red hair. His green eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson red hat.

Personality: Silvo is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. When Silvo reached his early adolescence his Halfling father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Depressed, Forgetful. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: Carved bone or ivory statuette (40 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a black coat. Her crest is short and white. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Gardener who has hired her part-time. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Arava has worked very hard to control her curse. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and to settle down with her crush

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Attractive. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears professional attire. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Hobart was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 380 gp. 1 Good lock.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Halfling, and stands approximately 2'10". He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with white colored cloaks and clothing, and his gloved hand is found clutching a longsword. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

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 an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Gnomish companion (his 'brother'). He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive, Selfish, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 160 gp.