Description: This dark-skinned female wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with yellow lining and desert motifs. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her tied-back hair is golden. She has a dull look in her violet eyes.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She found a children's book about a Half-Elf 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 now owns her own business.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he very much looks the part of a Miller. His tied-back hair is black. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: Thorin was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Miller for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 500 sp. 3 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a grey tunic with violet highlights, and long blue pants that bunch up around his shoes. Sporting a white mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Conrad was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 5000 cp. Carnelian (40 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and pastel handkerchief worn on her right side. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is a Barber first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. 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 was born at the edge of vast mountains. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Barber for hire.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Greedy. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her crest is green, silky, and of moderate length. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Unemployed born in the past three hundred years. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born in the east to a Unemployed, Farideh learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She became a Unemployed soon after.

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

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: Amethyst (40 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars. He has a long golden beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the west were limited. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nordak fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist, Fighting. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her lavender fur is still thick. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Smoking was raised in a hard working conservative environment. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Addict. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Smokesticks.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a lance on her belt. Her white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. Huru is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 290 gp.