Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Dwarves. His skin is light but he possesses many tan ritualistic tattoos. He prefers to wear grey clothing when he does not wear armor. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dwarves.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. A gifted student he started as a Detective, but he got bored and became a Armorer. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Armorer for hire.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Racist, Mundane. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is dressed in earthy colors with a green and tan handkerchief worn on his right side. His purple hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. His eyes are white.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He found a children's book about a Tiefling Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Server

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His crest, while still mostly copper, has prominent grey streaks. He has a dull look in his red eyes.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. 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 south. He bought a longbow and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Expand his business; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature, Family, Job. Occupation: Server

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 140 gp. Rock crystal (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears a grey costume with the symbols of strength on his torso. His auburn hair is long and unkept. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Gnomish activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Gnomish doctor. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 20 gp. Silver pearl (90 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. 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 hair is black and very short. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She has worked as a Knight like her father before her.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Job, Nature, Debt, Criminal record. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears just a blue suit. She has no hair. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly tridents and sais. Her silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Assassin. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: To be a Carpenter again; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Religious, Slave. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His crest is scarlet and curly. His red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Norkruuth 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 hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

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

Flaws: Disease, Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 4'1" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a fancy brown suit. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Slave Trader but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. 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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and 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

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 20 gp. Red-brown spinel (100 gp).