Description: She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She is portly but not overly obese. She has slicked back white hair. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dwarves.

History: The child of a Cartwright, who enjoyed hunting, Tordrid was taken on many hunting expeditions. Tordrid liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Cartwright. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and to protect her home

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Guardian, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1600 sp. Aquamarine (600 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Black pearl (600 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a grey coat. His auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Traubon has worked very hard to control his curse. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Flaws: Shy, Forgetful, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. His golden hair is long and unkept. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. His parents were killed by giants in a raid when he was still a young child. The giants captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a white armored body suit, with a simple brown line shooting up and back down. Her tied-back hair is white. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of brigands may trigger it at times.

History: Creega lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 north. After a long history of fighting, Creega and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and regain custody of her daughter

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants, and is pretty ugly. He has silver hair. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. 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: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 5000 cp. 4 Smokesticks.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around her ears. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her blonde hair is thinning but still full. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 86. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. A true patriot, Waywocket would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Military, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her tied-back hair is blonde. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 350 gp.