Description: He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy brown hair. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dwarves.

History: He was born into a rich family. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.

Description: She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a brown coat. She is physically well-built. Her silver hair is well kept. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Aline lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Aline has worked very hard to control her curse. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Backpack.

Description: She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with violet colored cloaks and clothing, and she perpetually has her axe ready. She sports auburn long hair. Her eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Isabella was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His golden hair, when down, is lengthy. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Cook. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He uses divination through singing.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. He has achieved small success as a Cook.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 4'3" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His brown hair is heavily combed to the right. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 220 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a green vest and prefers brown and white shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His black crest is unkempt and raggedy. His red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His black crest is singed and shortened. His red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His silver hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Sage. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of drow may trigger it at times.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Sage for hire.

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

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

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 prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. He wears a colorful flower in his red crest. His gold eyes peer out from beneath his small black hat.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Azzakh was born with his father's beautiful face. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 100 gp.