Description: She is a mite stocky and typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull white iron scale mail. Her chestnut hair is long and unkept. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. While she appears to be a normal Dwarf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 60 gp. Azurite (14 gp). 3 Thunderstones.

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He has no hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He tends to his Ploughman job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a masseuse again

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 40 pp. Eye agate (14 gp).

Description: She dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a yellow coat with green slacks. Her brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and she wants revenge against dire rats

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft pastel waves gently in the breeze. She wears her red hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Werydd was orphaned to a temple shortly after her birth. She was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above herself and to hold her god always in her heart. 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: Her religion dominates her actions; and money/treasure

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical, Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He likes to wear green tank tops with grey pants. He wears a colorful flower in his scarlet crest. His gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is dressed in an above average manner. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her monstrous two handed axe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. Her auburn hair is lengthy. This amber eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes brigands are coming to abduct people. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Sailor. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by brigands. Sutha was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. 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: Revenge; and many dire rats want her driven away

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insane, Lazy. Bonds: Nature, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her hair is golden and curly. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. 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: Emeny hails from a village terrorized by goblins. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the island to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the island due to the painful memories there. Emeny took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up bastard sword and armor she uses now. After a long history of fighting, Emeny and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She wants revenge against goblins.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 90 gp. Hematite (15 gp).

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a falchion on his belt. He is portly but not overly obese. His chestnut hair is cut short. His eyes are green.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Orsik embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born in the east. Orsik liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He became a Miller soon after.

Motivation: To be a Barber again; and expand his business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 400 gp.