Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Dwarf, and stands approximately 4'3". She wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered yellow stockings, and her gloved hand is found clutching a quarterstaff. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 3'11" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a tight fitting grey shirt and pants. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length golden hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

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.

Ideals: Professionalism, Justice. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 2000 sp. Coral (120 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man tends to wear a large black jacket and is in decent physical shape. He has brass crest. His red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He hates goblins. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Norkruuth hails from a village terrorized by goblins. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She wears a violet collared shirt and brown skirt. She accessorizes with a white scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt, marred by teas. Her long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is an amazing painter.

History: The child of a Bellfounder, who enjoyed hunting, Sarah was taken on many hunting expeditions. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Some 10 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Sarah never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, In love. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His red hair is singed and shortened. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born in the east. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress), and he perpetually has his mace ready. His white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Bertram hails from a village terrorized by illithids. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Bertram grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Bertram. Being a Sage kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Forgetful. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 190 gp.

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 likes to wear ponchos typically of a light tan in addition to tight pants. Her golden hair is cut short. Her hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Naivara was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Human activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Human doctor. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: To be a Doctor again.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (30 gp). 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 3'1" and wears an entirely white suit with pastel socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She has slicked back red hair. Her eyes are violet.

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 spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he has a large grey mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his tan robe. Sporting a silver mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To protect his home; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Family, Military, Immigrant, Guardian. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.