Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is green, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. His white hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered north to less war torn lands. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she prefers to wear flannel, and is pretty ugly. She keeps her green crest in a pixie cut. Her red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is a Sailor first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 15 years.

Motivation: Expand her business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a mace on his belt, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. He has blue eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He worked as a nervous Brewer and found it very stressful. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Brewer for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: In love, Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 320 gp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He is dressed in a clean violet cloak covering his clean studded leather, marred by sweets. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Military. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a fancy brown suit. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Ralf lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His first spouse was a Navigator, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Disease, Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 4000 cp. Rock crystal (30 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'8" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her crest is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her gold unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Harann was born the youngest of three triplets. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Human companion (her 'brother'). In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is her passion; and to unite with her sister

Flaws: Disease, Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her silver hair is greasy and uncared for. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: Born in the south to a Bookbinder, Sybil learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She sports silver long hair. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. 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: Griselda was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. In her 16th year, her parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Griselda alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Family, Poor, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: This man is very fat, and tends to wear a large grey jacket. His blonde hair is long and unkept. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dwarves.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Apothecary arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature mace.

Motivation: Revenge; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Guardian, Rich, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.