Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He wears a black costume with the symbols of death on his torso. He has a hunchback. He has styled his white hair well, parting it to the right. His eyes are black and catlike.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His hair is cut close to his head. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing music.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He is content.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 90 gp. 4 Thunderstones.

Description: She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She sports a flattop fur cut. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Shifting liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Nature, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Dwarves. Her skin is light but she possesses many green ritualistic tattoos. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She has a very tight haircut. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She hates Dwarves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Dwarven conditions. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Painter. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and a strong sense of loyalty to half-elven people

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Racist, Hedonist, Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'9". She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. This brown eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She is an amazing painter.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Therlin was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Ostracized due to the arcane 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. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1700 sp. 3 Acid flasks.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears long strands of opal and short yellow dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and grey handkerchief worn on his left side. He has styled his white hair well, parting it to the left. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Disease, Secretive. Bonds: Religious, Has a crush. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She wears a colorful flower in her dark red hair. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. Nemeia enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Nemeia was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Nemeia was born on a far western mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Mayor. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Mayor and was forced into it by her family; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. She has brown hair. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. In her 14th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Ubada alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 400 gp.