Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs, and is pretty ugly. She has a very tight haircut. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the north were limited. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is a mite stocky and is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her long silver hair reaches down to her waist. Her gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Crown-heir. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

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

Flaws: Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Rose (60 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His white hair is long and unkept. His ears are large.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a simple black robe with brown stripes complete with hood. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His gold eyes peer out from beneath his small black hat.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Dyer.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Nature, Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her golden hair is braided into rings. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

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

Flaws: Emotional, Impulsive, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His beige fur is heavily combed to the left. He has yellow eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he wants revenge against brigands

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 140 gp. Malachite (7 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Virra lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She dropped out of school to support her sick mother, and resented it. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her silver hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: She hates drow. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was born in the south. 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 left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who typically wears grey cloth garments or leather armor. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is obsessed with his god.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He's also a talented Actor, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and expand his business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 4000 cp.