Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. His auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His skin is flawless and his green eyes scan people very quickly.

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. 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: Nordak was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 400 sp. Jasper (20 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He carries with him a set of warhammers, each one with a opal on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. While he appears to be a normal Dwarf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: Standing 4'11", this man dresses well, wearing violet shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Scribe. A true patriot, Ahvain would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Ahvain was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Scribe

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

Possessions: 350 gp. Solid gold idol (500 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp).

Description: She wears skinny pants and wears a grey and tan robe with the hood down. She carries with her a set of nunchakus, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length blonde hair. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Kathra embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Because her mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, dire rats burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the west, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her father from journeying west to reunite her family. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 150 gp. Red garnet (70 gp).

Description: He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, and he perpetually has his sickle ready. He is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around his ears. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Zaffrab has worked very hard to control his curse. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Zaffrab fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: Standing 5'10", this woman wears a green coat over a blue low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon her head. Her white hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes are white and beady.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 80 gp. Red garnet (80 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a white cloak and cross-gartered pastel stockings. His golden hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Orcs.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the south. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He's also a talented Brewer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To be a Brewer again; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 300 sp. Moonstone (80 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She is dressed in a clean violet cloak covering her clean studded leather. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She wears her silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Alice 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 formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush.

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Slave, Poor. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a black cloak and cross-gartered yellow stockings. Her black hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She is a Lycanthrope in disguise. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Smokesticks.