Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her silver hair is knotted and matted. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dwarves.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Human compassion.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Insane. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: Jasper (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a fancy pastel dress. Her fur is brown and very short. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Shifting embodies much of what other species detest in the Tabaxis. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Shifting was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered painting. After a long history of fighting, Shifting and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Greedy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 340 gp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears yellow painted combat armor at almost all times. Her chestnut hair is braided into rings. Her half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She comes from a rich western family. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 40 gp. Pink pearl (40 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. Her skin is flawless and her violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Cynical, Shy. Bonds: In love, Attractive. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 600 sp. Aquamarine (300 gp).

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. She has a very tight haircut. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with singing. She constantly tries to fill her life with singing. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Werydd grew up listening to her father's many stories. She found a children's book about a Dwarf Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1100 sp.

Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes brigands are coming to abduct people. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her childhood dream was to be a Body Guard, but she was a colossal failure. Being a Tanner kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Revenge; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record, Slave, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His lavender fur is thinning but still full. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Flask was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He's also a talented Fisher, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Religious, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a blue coat. He keeps his long black hair kept up in a rat tail. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Slave Trader arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 370 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (180 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

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 tattered old clothes. Her silver hair is matted, messy, and big. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Rock crystal (40 gp).